Russia in the UN General Assembly votes against the resolution on Syria
According to Churkin, the essence of these principles lies in the fact that "in Syria, the violence must stop all parties, and the necessary solutions will be found only as a result of the political process conducted by the Syrians themselves, open to all," ITAR-TASS reports.
The permanent representative of Russia stressed that the draft resolution submitted by Egypt “more reflects the tendencies causing our concern about the isolation of the Syrian leadership, refusal from contacts with it, imposing a political settlement formula from outside.”
Russia's permanent representative recalled that in order to give the draft to a balanced character, several amendments were proposed to it.
“The essence of the most principled of them was reduced to reasonable and non-conflict requirements for opposition forces — to separate themselves from armed groups that commit acts of violence, and to these groups to stop carrying out attacks on state institutions and residential areas,” Churkin said.
"Government forces must also leave the cities and stop their shelling," Churkin added.
But, as stated by the permanent representative, "our amendments to the consideration did not accept." "Under these conditions, Russia had no other options than voting against," he said.
The permanent representative to the UN assured that Russia "will continue its efforts to promote a way out of the crisis, cooperation with all those who put the interests of the Syrian people, security and peace in the region in the first place."
137 countries voted in favor of the draft resolution “The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic”, which represented Egypt, 12 - against, including China and Russia, 17 - abstained.
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