Pakistan should have supported China's veta in Syria issue

[RayKalm]

Diplomacy before democracy: ‘Pakistan should have supported China in UN Syria vote’

PESHAWAR: In the United Nations Security Council’s vote on Syria, Pakistan should have supported China keeping in view its brotherly relations with the neighbour, Senator Salim Saifullah has said.
Saifullah, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told reporters at his residence in Peshawar on Sunday that when China vetoed the resolution on Syria, the Pakistani envoy should have supported China instead of voting against Syria. He said that as the committee chairperson, he would call a meeting and discuss the matter with other panel members.

The senator also spoke about the US Congressmen’s hearing on Balochistan, saying his party the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (Likeminded) condemned the move as it amounted to direct interference by the US in Pakistan’s affairs. He also took the opportunity to reiterate condemnation of drone strikes, calling them in complete violation of international rules, and reaffirming the view that Nato supplies must remain suspended until drone attacks are halted completely.

However, he used US as a positive example when discussing election of the president and Senators. Saifullah also suggested that to avoid “horse-trading”, presidential and Senate polls should be reformed and the ordinary Pakistani should be given the opportunity to elect the president and members of the Senate, similar to the pattern followed for general elections.

Diplomacy before democracy:

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Already posted.

As I said on the other thread, it was not necessary for Pakistan to support us here, since they already knew that we were going to veto it anyway. One veto is all it takes to shut down any resolution.

 

[fd24]

Already posted.

As I said on the other thread, it was not necessary for Pakistan to support us here, since they already knew that we were going to veto it anyway. One veto is all it takes to shut down any resolution.

and CD you know if it mattered - Pakistan would have supported China - if it was needed.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

and CD you know if it mattered - Pakistan would have supported China - if it was needed.

Of course.

Oh and by the way Superkaif, congratulations on becoming a Think Tank. Very well deserved.

 

[scrumpy]

But then isn't all of the Arab world for action against the Syrian Government and therefore against the Chinese position? How could Pakistan get into a position which would put it in conflict with the Arab world?

 

[Saifullah Sani]

what is "veta" ?

 

[fd24]

what is "veta" ?

Its the feminine version of the "veto"

 

[Sugarcane]

what is "veta" ?

Yaar i remmber pakistan mai kisi zamany mai veta bread hote thee

 

[April.lyrics]

we respect our friend's decision

 

[Armstrong]

I think that Pakistan actually did the right thing here. China would have vetoed this resolution anyhow, that much was pretty self-evident; additionally what isn't a brainer either is that both China and Pakistan have always supported each other whenever it mattered. This time - it didn't. Pakistan siding with or against China would have been immaterial because of the inevitable veto. By exercising solidarity with the Arab League, Pakistan just made some political points for herself, without having to worry about any ill-will from China, because the Chinese know us better than that, we don't call each other all weather friends for nothing.

 

[Don Jaguar]

Yaar i remmber pakistan mai kisi zamany mai veta bread hote thee

Hahaha mein bhi yahi comment kernay wala tha.

VITA PAKISTAN LIMITED - HOME

 

[Desert Fox]

what is "veta" ?

Its the younger sister of "veto".

 

[Edevelop]

Come on guys. Why are people so upsesd with China for everything. We can't always follow their tail. There is no such thing as friends. Its just mutual interests between countries...

 

[kawaraj]

Come on guys. Why are people so upsesd with China for everything. We can't always follow their tail. There is no such thing as friends. Its just mutual interests between countries...

there is a word called brotherhood, there is the word as friend. faith still exists, don't let your western educated utilitarianism define everything, those in the west are merely bunch of evils lost all their faith.

if interest at all are in the context, we voted at the odds with China was because we think it's not critical to China's interest. And that's part of the liberalism between allies, nothing more than that.