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Russia urges limited extension of UN observers in Syria

Arab World Materials 19 July 2012 20:42 (UTC +04:00)
Russia asked the UN Security Council on Thursday to agree on a limited extension of the mandate of the unarmed military observers in Syria - after it vetoed a Western-backed resolution, dpa reported.
Russia urges limited extension of UN observers in Syria

Russia asked the UN Security Council on Thursday to agree on a limited extension of the mandate of the unarmed military observers in Syria - after it vetoed a Western-backed resolution, dpa reported.

Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin did not specify the length of the extension. The three-month mandate for the observers expires on Friday.

Churkin denounced the Western members in the council for trying to "fan the flame of extremism" and trigger a foreign military intervention in Syria.

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