Security Council Fails to Agree Statement to Condemn Syria
The 15-nation U.N. Security Council failed on Wednesday to agree a statement to condemn the killing of Syrian protesters, diplomats said.
After talks ended in deadlock, western nations called for an immediate open meeting of the Security Council so that international anger over the crackdown by the Syrian government could be highlighted.
Russia and China blocked a statement proposed by Britain, France, Germany and Portugal that would have condemned the violence, which has led to hundreds of dead, and backed calls for an independent investigation.
"It quickly became clear that there would be no consensus on a statement," a diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said of the talks.
Source: Agence France Presse
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