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Russia Blocks U.N. Draft Condemning Syria Shelling of Turkey |
2012-10-05 |
[An Nahar] Russian objections to a draft U.N. statement condemning Syria's deadly shelling of Turkey sent the Security Council back into consultations, diplomats said Thursday. The draft had been expected to be approved by a "silence procedure" -- the text is considered adopted if no country objects -- but "the Russians broke the silence," Britannia ambassador Mark Lyall Grant told news hounds. He did not give details on the Russian objections. The draft statement condemns "in the strongest terms" the Syrian strike against Turkey, saying the shellings "constitute a serious threat to international peace and security." |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 Same guys that advised Syria to shoot down the Turkish jet, and dispose of the pilot in a "natural" way? |
Posted by: mojo 2012-10-05 14:35 |
#3 just think how flexible Obaman and the Russians can be if he is re-elected. |
Posted by: jack salami 2012-10-05 12:24 |
#2 Close as a hound dog and a tick. Russia has delusions of its former evil empire. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2012-10-05 08:10 |
#1 Russia really loves Assad a lot and it shows. |
Posted by: Large Darling of the Antelope3345 2012-10-05 00:15 |