09 June, 2011

UN Security Council ponders Syria resolution - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

UN Security Council ponders Syria resolution - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "A European resolution demanding Syria end its violent crackdown against pro-democracy protesters could be put to a vote in the coming days at the United Nations despite the threat of a Russian veto, the British UN envoy said.

The UN Security Council debated a draft resolution on Wednesday condemning Syria's actions.

The draft was submitted by France and Britain during a council meeting at which the 15-nation body was briefed by a senior UN official on the unrest in Syria.

'We would like a vote as soon as possible, before the end of the week,' Mark Lyall Grant, the British representative to the UN, sa"

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