European countries have submitted a draft resolution on Syria to the UN General Assembly
Western countries continue to aggravate the situation around Syria. Britain, France and Germany submitted to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly dealing with social, humanitarian and cultural issues a draft resolution entitled "Situation of human rights in Syria". According to some information, the United States, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar and Libya may become its co-authors. Next Tuesday this resolution can be put to the vote.
The draft calls for Syria’s implementation of the “road map”, which the Arab League adopted on November 2. In particular, the Arab Plan for overcoming the crisis provides for the withdrawal of army units from the cities, the release of political prisoners, the cessation of violence by all parties to the conflict and the beginning of a national dialogue by the Syrian authorities.
According to diplomats, the Western countries decided to use the mechanism of the General Assembly, after making sure that the positions of China and Russia nullified their efforts to achieve in the Security Council condemnation of the Syrian government. Although the General Assembly resolution is not binding, its support from the Arab countries can increase the pressure on the UN Security Council in favor of its members taking more decisive measures against Syria.
"The Arab countries sent a clear signal: the sufferings of the Syrian people and human rights violations must be brought to an end," said Peter Wittig, permanent representative of Germany to the UN, to journalists. ". However, according to the Ambassador of Germany, the resolution of the General Assembly cannot replace the decisions of the Security Council. "We continue to believe that the Security Council should not shirk its responsibilities, and we also hope that Security Council members will not be able to dismiss appeals from the region."
Recall that on October 4, China and Russia exercised their right of veto during a vote in the UN Security Council on a resolution in which Syria was sharply condemned for suppressing opposition speeches.
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