United Nations: Western and Arab countries have condemned Russia and China’s veto of a Security Council resolution on the Syria conflict.
Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government’s deadly crackdown.
Russia’s UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin justified the veto by saying the proposed resolution “sent an unbalanced signal to the Syrian parties”.
Chinese envoy Li Baodong said pushing through such “a vote when parties are still seriously divided … will not help maintain the unity and authority of the Security Council, or help resolve the issue.”
The draft resolution, tabled by Morocco, had called for an immediate end to all violence. It did not impose any sanctions, nor did it authorise military action.
Thirteen countries, Pakistan and India voted for the resolution with only Russia and China voting against. Both countries, as permanent members of the security council, have a veto power.
International community reacted with anger at the double veto, the second by the two countries since the start of the Syrian crisis a year ago.
UN leader Ban Ki-moon expressed deep regret, saying that it undermined the role of the United Nations, according to a statement. Moscow and Beijing insisted the text had needed more work.
Syrian troops killed 230 civilians in the city of Homs on Saturday.
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