China halts 'one-sided' draft

By Zhu Shanshan (Global Times)

08:40, February 06, 2012

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Experts called for unified international efforts to promote peaceful negotiations as a way to stop the violence and settle disputes in Syria, after Russia and China jointly vetoed an Arab-European draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution concerning Syria on Saturday. 

Proposed by European and Arab nations, the draft aimed to give strong backing to an Arab League plan to ask Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. 

Russia and China used their second ever double-veto to block the plan in the UNSC as the two countries believed that it was not the best way to promote peace in the Middle Eastern country, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

After the vote, US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice criticized Russia and China for "selling out the Syrian people and shielding a craven tyrant."

British Permanent Representative to the UN Mark Lyall Grant said London was "appalled" at the veto, while French President Nicolas Sarkozy "strongly deplored" the decision by Russia and China. 

Hours before the vote on the draft, Russia issued an amended resolution, which sought "to fix two basic problems" - the first was the imposition of conditions on dialogue; the second was that measures must be taken to influence not only the government but also anti-government armed groups. 

"The draft resolution did not adequately reflect the real state of affairs in Syria and has sent an unbalanced signal to the Syrian parties," Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said after the vote.

"Russia and China were forced to vote against the unbalanced draft resolution," the Russian foreign ministry said.

Li Baodong, Chinese permanent representative to the UN, expressed regret that the Russian proposal was ignored and said that China supports the revised proposal raised by Russia.

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Eyeball at 2012-02-06202.64.134.*

Hey, they call that "mission creep". They start and they overdo it. Next you know Gaddaffi is lynched... that"s called "brought to justice".

Tracker at 2012-02-06122.107.87.*

I have to agree with China"s veto. I think Russia"s veto is more to do with recent arms sales whereas China appears to be deeply concerned about this issue and the continuing abuse of UN resolutions. The United States needs to stop interfering in other countries domestic issues (supplying arms to the opposition is only going to inflame the situation and result in more bloodshed) and the US, UK, France and others need to stop interpreting UN resolutions as a means to bomb the hell out of anyone they don"t like. Who will be next ?

Eyeball at 2012-02-06202.64.134.*

Invest in arms but refrain from violence? China would, the west would not. They have to throw their weight around somewhere, and unfortunately there are no stone age primitives to bully like the colonial age. Lets inconvenience those turds with pieces of paper and rules whilst they still follow them....

helen at 2012-02-06203.82.82.*

Russian and Chinese vetoes were absolutely important and necessary to prevent the United States and its axis from invading Syria and then Iran. For too long now, the United States has been abusing the United Nations for its own political and military ends. The move by Russia and China heralds a new era to stop the UN from being used to further the aims of US Global Tyranny.In this context, I suggest you read my full thread on The Modernised Romance of the Three Kingdoms athttp://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-614792-1-1.html

kkr at 2012-02-0659.161.166.*

American govt and their business people applying same plan in the case of syria also.I have doubts about funding of arms to to the anti Assad forces and i think in the same way America did in Libya case which were nearly 1 billions funds to the anti gudafi forces arms and Gudafi was the best leader than any US president because he gave GOVT aid and great support to the pregnents and their students and Unemployment youth.Any way if the world is unable awaken now, it will goes to the business people hands who are usually gave most preference to their profits.

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