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France condemns Russian and Chinese veto on UN Syria resolution

Arab World Materials 5 February 2012 18:29 (UTC +04:00)
France on Sunday condemned the veto by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have backed an Arab League plan to bring peace in Syria, dpa reported.
France condemns Russian and Chinese veto on UN Syria resolution

France on Sunday condemned the veto by Russia and China of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have backed an Arab League plan to bring peace in Syria, dpa reported.

"They are preventing... intervention by the Security Council to bring a peaceful solution to this tragedy. These two countries bear a dreadful responsibility in the eyes of the world and of the Syrian people," Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said.

He said France would redouble its efforts and promised "new initiatives to support the Syrians in their just fight for liberty and democracy."

He said the Arab League peace proposal was the only way out of the Syrian impasse.

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