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China: UN should try to ease Syria's situation
On Wednesday, China said actions taken by the UN Security Council should be conducive to ease the tension in Syria. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks after Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a draft resolution meant to strongly condemn "the continued grave and systematic human rights violations by the Syrian authorities" and threatened punitive measures against Syria.In a press release, Ma said, "We hope relevant actions of the UN Security Council should help ease the tension in Syria, promote political dialogues to defuse differences, and maintain peace and stability in the Middle East." The draft resolution presented by relevant countries "put pressure blindly on Syria and threatened sanctions," he said. "The draft resolution will not help ease Syria's situation." Ma said China is always quite concerned with Syria's situation. "We call upon all parties concerned in Syria to stop all forms of violence, promote the government to put its commitment of reform into practice, start the Syrian-led inclusive political process as soon as possible, and actively support conciliation efforts of regional countries and organizations," he said. Posted by: ryuge 2011-10-05 |
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