On
Syria,
UK Says Russia
Has "No
Argument;"
China "Ready
If They're
Ready"
By
Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
July 16 -- An
hour after
Russian
Ambassador
Vitaly Churkin
emerged from
the Syria
meeting at the
UN and told
the Press that
Chapter 7 is
"absolutely
unacceptable
to us.. I made
it very
clear we are
going to vote
against this
resolution,"
the UK's
Mark Lyall
Grant came out
to rebut.
Lyall
Grant
said they have
scheduled the
vote for
Wednesday
afternoon. He
said "there is
overwhelming
support for
the text," but
that
"Russia and
China still
expressed
objection to
Chapter
Seven."
This
is
a draft
provision
which would
impose
sanctions on
the Syrian
government if
it did not
comply in ten
days.
Of
Russia's
and China's
objection,
Lyall Grant
said "when
challenged
they were
unable to come
up with any
convincing
reasons
why, they just
asserted it as
a fact."
Lyall
Grant
added that "we
are happy to
have further
negotiations,
but
we've
scheduled a
vote for
Wednesday
afternoon."
Some
then
said that
China,
specifically,
was saying
don't vote
Wednesday,
but somehow
might not veto
if on Thursday
or Friday.
Inner City
Press
checked and
found that
yes, China
would like
more time to
find
consensus, but
"if they're
ready, we're
ready."
Showdown?
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