UN Security Council to Examine Russian Proposal on Syria
Experts from the 15 nations on the U.N. Security Council are scheduled to discuss a new draft resolution on the violence in Syria.
The meeting Tuesday will examine the proposed resolution Russia sent to the Security Council Monday, the third Moscow has presented in the past month.
Western diplomats said Monday the draft resolution is confusing and does not make clear whether Russia would accept tough language demanded by the West.
A military ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia insists that any Council action should target not only the Assad government, but also the opposition movement demanding an end to his 11-year autocratic rule.
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RUSSIA SAYS NO TO THE SENDING OF FOREIGN TROOPS TO SYRIA
14:07 17 GEN 2012
(AGI) Moscow - Russia rejected any intervention by foreign troops in Syria. Deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov, warned that his country would not support the dispatch of an international military mission, should it be discussed at the UN Security Council. "There is little chance of us supporting the dispatch of any type of contingent," he told a news conference. The diplomat questioned whether even the Arab League has the right to send its peacekeeping forces to Syria.
more:http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201201171407-pol-ren1046-russia_says_no_to_the_sending_of_foreign_troops_to_syria
