WorldLeadersTV: SYRIA: RUSSIA & CHINA VETO COLLECTIVE ACTION by UN SC 19July

	WorldLeadersTV: SYRIA: RUSSIA & CHINA VETO COLLECTIVE ACTION by UN SC 19July MaximsNewsNetwork: ( www.MaximsNews.com ) 19 July 2012 UNTV: United Nations, New York - Despite the appeals for united and concerted action to help end the escalating violence in Syria, the United Nations Security Council today (19 July) failed to adopt a resolution that would have threatened sanctions on Damascus; Russia and China vetoed the resolution, eleven of the Council's 15 members voted in favour of the resolution's text, while two others -- Pakistan and South Africa -- abstained. A veto by any one of the Security Council's five permanent members means a resolution cannot be adopted. Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant of the United Kingdom said he was "appalled by the decision of Russia and China" to veto the draft resolution, which he said was "aimed to bringing an end to the bloodshed in Syria and to create the conditions for meaningful political progress." US Ambassador Susan E. Rice also condemned the negative vote by Russia and China and said that "despite paranoid if not disingenuous claims by some to the contrary, it would in no way authorize nor even pave the way for foreign military intervention." Amb. Rice said the resolution would have provided political support to the UN Mission and "might have given it a fighting chance to accomplish its mandate." Ambassador Li Baodong of China said the draft resolution they voted against was "seriously problematic, with uneven content that's intended to put pressure on only one party." Amb. Li said such an approach "would <b>...</b>	From: MaximsNewsPEOPLE Views: 13 0 ratings
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