France slams Russia, China block on UN Syria vote

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France slams Russia, China block on UN Syria vote
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July 13, 2011 11:28 AM
The Daily Star


PARIS: France on Wednesday slammed as "indecent" Russia and China's "blocking" of a proposed United Nations resolution condemning Syria's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests.

"It is indecent because (Syrian leader) Bashar Al-Assad has mobilised incredible resources to neutralise his opposition," said Defence Minister Gerard Longuet.

"Countries... like China... and Russia must accept common rules: one does not deal with one's opposition with cannon fire," he told LCI television news channel.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Monday said it was "no longer acceptable" that Russia and China were allowed to block a proposed resolution to the UN Security Council on Syria.

France, Britain, Germany and Portugal have proposed the resolution condemning the crackdown by Assad's government. Russia and China are strongly opposed and Brazil, South Africa and India have raised strong objections.

Mobs attacked the French and US embassies in Damascus on Monday after the ambassadors of the two countries last week travelled to the flashpoint protest city of Hama, north of the capital.



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[Mo12]

Hmm so only BRICS said no?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Syria is Russia's traditional ally, we are doing this bidding for Russia.

It should be fine as long as Russia won't sell it to the Nato just like they did to Gaddafi.

 

[Mo12]

Maybe Brics voted no, as they fuel they economic growth, they need the resources and oil from Syria?

 

[Mosamania]

Russia is building a navy base in Syria since Russia wants to become the neo-soviet or maybe go back to the glory of Medieval Russia. Either way they will not tolerate losing a base in the Mediterranean Seaز

 

[Transformers]

good to see asians united

 

[Vibs]

The stand of BRICS was clear even during the Libya vote. However they all choose to abstain from voting. I guess they did not want the situation repeated here.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Come on BRICS boys. You know that the Asad regime has a notoriously pathetic human rights record.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

Come on BRICS boys. You know that the Asad regime has a notoriously pathetic human rights record.

Making a common stand is one thing and supporting massive human violations is another. Those of you who support the veto, do you even know what is going on in the Middle East? people are tired of their corrupt and indecent dictators. Zabanya has a good point.

 

[Vibs]

Making a common stand is one thing and supporting massive human violations is another. Those of you who support the veto, do you even know what is going on in the Middle East? people are tired of their corrupt and indecent dictators. Zabanya has a good point.

There is a difference between imposing sanctions and passing a UNSC resolution that could justify a military action.The last time it happened in Libya it has turned out to be a huge fiasco with no end in sight. Do what you did to Sudan. Impose strict economic sanctions. A new country was born without the genocide and massacres that generally follow.

 

[Zulkarneyn]

There is a difference between imposing sanctions and passing a UNSC resolution that could justify a military action.The last time it happened in Libya it has turned out to be a huge fiasco with no end in sight. Do what you did to Sudan. Impose strict economic sanctions. A new country was born without the genocide and massacres that generally follow.

You have no idea about Sudan then. From 2003 till 2009 only in the Darfur war about 300.000 civillians died and another 450.000 displaced from their homes. If you count that as a success, what is failure?

 

[ashokdeiva]

Come on BRICS boys. You know that the Asad regime has a notoriously pathetic human rights record.

That does not meen that we have to act like asazd, and bomb the Sirian cities from the skies.

 

[Vibs]

You have no idea about Sudan then. From 2003 till 2009 only in the Darfur war about 300.000 civillians died and another 450.000 displaced from their homes. If you count that as a success, what is failure?

Failure would have been the bombing of Khartoum and forcibly creating a new Christian country of South Sudan which would forever have been viewed as an enemy and an entity to be destroyed by every Muslim nation in existence.

 

[lem34]

well done to china a nd russia. put a stop the imperialist meddling of western countries in the name of human rights. What right does france have to be on sec council. I dont support indian bid for un sec council seat but Indians have more right to have a seat there than france any day of the week. Nice to see french not getting their way. They conned russia and china with libya I dont evn know why the french are surprised or angry that they cant try same trick again. They think outside nato everyones an idiot.

 

[nomi007]

enough is enough
Russian are very old friends of Syria
Syria is biggest arm importer of Russian weapons
Russian will be going to use Syrian port for its navy in future which will allow Russian presence in Mediterranean sea
with out current govt Russian can't access to Mediterranean sea