UN vote on Syria to go ahead

Published: 4/02/2012 at 11:25 PM
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Western diplomats at the United Nations said they are determined to vote Saturday on a resolution condemning bloodshed in Syria, despite strong Russian objections.

The Western allies are ``determined to vote today,'' France's UN ambassador, Gerard Araud, said ahead of talks in the Security Council.

British UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant also said: ``We expect a vote today.''

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vladimir
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Discussion 2 : 06/02/2012 at 12:07 AM2
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Neither China nor Russia will agree to a resolution that contains anything to do with regime change. Western powers know that so they are wasting their time trying to get an agreement. It begs the question, why are they pursuing it when they know it will be vetoed?

If the western countries really want a condemnation of the atrocities in Syria, delete the references to regime change. It's not rocket science.
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Discussion 1 : 05/02/2012 at 11:42 AM1
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Could it be that Russia is about to stage it's own crackdown and therefore are sympathetic to Syria?
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