On
UN Syria
Draft, No Deal
on Freedom of
Movement,
Barracks or
Demands
By
Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
April 13, updated
5:30pm
-- As Syria
resolution
negotiations
passed 5 pm at
the UN in New
York, the
Security
Council was
only at
Operative
Paragraph Six
of the draft
resolution,
having been
unable to
reach
agreement on
Paragraph Five
regarding
freedom of
movement, and
in
Paragraph 2,
whether and
when Bashar al
Assad's troops
should return
to their
barracks.
There
was also
still no
agreement
between
"demands" or
"calls upon,"
well placed
diplomats told
Inner City
Press.
On
his way in at
3
pm, Russia's
Vitaly Churkin
said that for
resolution
sending the
full
observer
mission, the
consent of
Syria and a
report from
Secretary
General Ban
Ki-moon would
be required.
For this
resolution for
the
advance team,
Russia would
like to keep
it short and
to the point.
UK
Ambassador
Lyall Grant,
comparing to
the morning,
said he was
not as hopeful
now. Most
predictions
are that the
Council will
continue on
Saturday,
and put a
draft to vote.
The French
draft was
first into
blue, and
would be the
one voted on.
But could they
again be
playing
chicken
with the veto?
Watch this
site.
Update
of 5:30 pm
-- it seems
the Council
has nearly
finished going
through the
draft Syria
resolution
paragraph by
paragraph and
that the
result,
without a
final agreed
version on
Paragraph 2
(barracks), 5
(freedom of
movement),
demands or
calls upon and
other issues
will be sent
to capitals.
Watch this
site.
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