Europeans Face Vetoes of UN Measure Condemning Syrian Repression
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Britain, France, Germany and Portugal urged the United Nations Security Council today to adopt a resolution condemning the Syrian government’s crackdown on protesters, and faced the prospect of Russian and Chinese vetoes.
“We believe that the world should not stand silent in the face of the outrages that are happening,” Britain’s Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant told reporters after the four European nations formally introduced a draft resolution condemning the attacks on protesters and demanding steps to address their grievances.