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| Syria urges UN council not to pass resolution |
| 2011-06-18 |
| UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s foreign minister is telling the UN Security Council that a proposed resolution to condemn his country is based on erroneous information and will intervene in internal affairs. We at Rantburg urge the Syrian people to hang Pencilneck... Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem says in a letter circulated Friday that he hopes the council will not hastily adopt a resolution he says will help the “extremists and terrorists” he blames for the country’s violence. Human rights activists say more than 1,400 Syrians have been killed since President Bashar Assad’s forces began cracking down on protests that broke out in March. Britain, France, Germany and Portugal are sponsoring a draft resolution to condemn Syria. They say they have the votes needed to pass it but want more support. |
| Posted by:Steve White |