Vitaly Churkin: Western countries planning UN SC resolution on Syria

Western countries are planning to draft a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria in accordance with Section 7 of the U.N. Charter, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Wednesday, April 30.

“They say they will draft a resolution under Section 7 of the U.N. Charter,” he told ITAR-TASS after a Security Council meeting that focused on the humanitarian situation in Syria.


Section 7 of the U.N. Charter allows sanctions and the use of force.

Churkin said the move was untimely and suggested “focusing on political settlement” in Syria instead.
[itar-tass.com]
30/4/14
--
-
Related:

• Britain’s Hague Urges Quick Syria Chlorine Probe. - "Time is of the essence in establishing the full facts."

• Claims Syrian government used chemical arms ‘fabricated’. - Russian Foreign Ministry

• Ban Ki-moon demands Security Council action on Syria. - He did not specify what measures the council should take.