Russia Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution on Alleged Chemical Attack in Syria

Russian vetoed today on Wednesday resolution on Syria Pic @EPA

The United Nations
12 April 2017
(TASS)

Russia has vetoed West-drafted resolution at the UN SC over alleged chemical attack in Syria
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Russia vetoed on Wednesday the resolution condemning the alleged chemical attack in the Syrian town of Khan-Sheikhoun on April 4 and demanding from Damascus to present information on its sorties on that day. The West-drafted resolution was supported by ten votes at the UN Security Council, which forced Moscow to veto it.

Bolivia voted against the resolution alongside Russia, while China abstained.

Britain, the US and France have circulated in the UN Security Council a revised version of their draft resolution on the investigation into the alleged chemical attack in Syria’s Khan Sheikhoun on April 4.

The resolution is a slightly revised version of previous similar document, which condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The document demands that Damascus hand over all information on flights on the day of the incident to the Joint Investigative Mechanism of the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and provide access to the military bases from which strikes against Khan Sheikhoun could be carried out.

The resolution also threatens Syria with sanctions and the use of military force under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

More:
http://tass.com/world/941082

April 12, 2017 / Current Affairs

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