Security Council divided over threat of UN sanctions against Syria

September 30, 2011 ⋅ 7:10 am ⋅ Post a comment

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The Security Council is now divided over whether to even threaten United Nations sanctions against Syria.

The council met again Thursday behind closed doors to try to bridge divisions on what would be a first U.N. resolution condemning the government’s six month military crackdown and calling for inclusive political talks.

But the Europeans and Russia remained at odds over mentioning the possibility of sanctions against President Bashar Assad’s government.

The Europeans insist that if Syria doesn’t comply with demands, including an immediate halt to violence and respect for human rights, the council should consider sanctions. But Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Moscow is totally opposed to even mentioning the possibility of sanctions.

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Anonymous

What is Russia negotiating for? Anybody knows?

http://iranaware.blogspot.com/ Iran Aware

Because Russia (well known for killing it’s own people) has over 3 billion in arms sales to Assad and several billion more in trade. All this and their only deep water port on the Med. And now Putin is cementing his hold on Russia, dictators love dictators..(China is just as sh*tty, they still have people locked up from their ‘revolution”) As it’s apparent that No one else is going to do anything,Im actively pushing for Israel to open a safe zone on the Golan.What else choice is there?

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