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UN Security Council unlikely to accept Russian draft resolution for Syria
Russia’s draft resolution for Syria is unlikely to be accepted by the UN Security Council as it fails to include economic and diplomatic sanctions on Syrian President.
The UN Security Council will be reviewing Russia's draft resolution to determine its feasibility
A UN Security Council resolution has been drafted up and circulated by Russian which would extend the UN mission in Syria for three months and increase authorisation.
However, the proposal fails to include sanctions demanded by the US and Europe to threaten Assad’s regime.
A decision must be reached by the council which remains split before 20 July on the fate of the mission which will expire when the 90-days are up.
Kofi Annan, the international UN envoy, will be briefing the council today in an attempt to negotiate peace in Syria, where more than 15,000 people have been killed by Syrian President Bashar-al Assad’s forces since March 2011.
US officials have declared that they would only accept sanctions and avoid military intervention at all costs.
American and European council members are unlikely to accept the Russian draft resolution after calling for a resolution under chapter 7 of the UN Charter which is not included in the draft.
