国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

 
Russian UN envoy accuses U.S. of violating int'l law in strikes against Syria
                 Source: Xinhua | 2018-04-15 02:20:52 | Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on April 10, 2018 shows Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia attending a Security Council meeting on Syria at the UN headquarters in New York. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Thursday warned the United States against military action on Syria. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

UNITED NATIONS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A Russian envoy to the United Nations on Saturday accused the United States of violating international law by conducting airstrikes against Syria without the approval of the Security Council.

"This is how you want international affairs to be conducted now?" Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said at a Security Council emergency meeting requested by Russia.

The Russian envoy described the attacks as an act of "hooliganism in the international arena."

The U.S. actions led to deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Syria, he noted.

Russia asked the Security Council to condemn the "aggression" against Syria from military strikes conducted by the United States, Britain and France, also permanent members of the Security Council.

Russia circulated a draft resolution ahead of the Council meeting to discuss the military operation by the three countries in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria.

The brief draft, which was seen by Xinhua, contains only five paragraphs with three operative ones. It condemns "the aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic by the U.S. and its allies in violation of international law and the UN Charter."

It further demands that the United States and its allies immediately end military action against Syria and refrain from any further use of force in the future.

The Russian ambassador has insisted the council vote on the Russian text at the end of Saturday's emergency meeting, which his delegation had requested.

The United States, France and Britain, all of them permanent members of the Security Council, launched missile attacks in Syria on Friday following reports of chemical weapons use in Douma near the capital city of Damascus on April 7.

Nebenzia blamed Friday's joint military strikes, saying they violated international law and undermined the authority of the Security Council.

He reiterated that no chemical attack had happened in Douma.

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said at Saturday's emergency meeting that the three countries "acted to deter the future use of chemical weapons by holding the Syrian regime responsible for its atrocities against humanity."

She noted that "a large body of information" indicated that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma on April 7.

Haley indicated that the military action came after an impasse at the Security Council.

"We did not give diplomacy just one chance. We gave diplomacy chance after chance. Six times: That's how many times Russia vetoed Security Council resolutions to address chemical weapons in Syria," she told the Security Council.

Back to Top Close
Xinhuanet

Russian UN envoy accuses U.S. of violating int'l law in strikes against Syria

Source: Xinhua 2018-04-15 02:20:52

Photo taken on April 10, 2018 shows Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia attending a Security Council meeting on Syria at the UN headquarters in New York. Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia on Thursday warned the United States against military action on Syria. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

UNITED NATIONS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A Russian envoy to the United Nations on Saturday accused the United States of violating international law by conducting airstrikes against Syria without the approval of the Security Council.

"This is how you want international affairs to be conducted now?" Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said at a Security Council emergency meeting requested by Russia.

The Russian envoy described the attacks as an act of "hooliganism in the international arena."

The U.S. actions led to deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Syria, he noted.

Russia asked the Security Council to condemn the "aggression" against Syria from military strikes conducted by the United States, Britain and France, also permanent members of the Security Council.

Russia circulated a draft resolution ahead of the Council meeting to discuss the military operation by the three countries in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria.

The brief draft, which was seen by Xinhua, contains only five paragraphs with three operative ones. It condemns "the aggression against the Syrian Arab Republic by the U.S. and its allies in violation of international law and the UN Charter."

It further demands that the United States and its allies immediately end military action against Syria and refrain from any further use of force in the future.

The Russian ambassador has insisted the council vote on the Russian text at the end of Saturday's emergency meeting, which his delegation had requested.

The United States, France and Britain, all of them permanent members of the Security Council, launched missile attacks in Syria on Friday following reports of chemical weapons use in Douma near the capital city of Damascus on April 7.

Nebenzia blamed Friday's joint military strikes, saying they violated international law and undermined the authority of the Security Council.

He reiterated that no chemical attack had happened in Douma.

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said at Saturday's emergency meeting that the three countries "acted to deter the future use of chemical weapons by holding the Syrian regime responsible for its atrocities against humanity."

She noted that "a large body of information" indicated that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma on April 7.

Haley indicated that the military action came after an impasse at the Security Council.

"We did not give diplomacy just one chance. We gave diplomacy chance after chance. Six times: That's how many times Russia vetoed Security Council resolutions to address chemical weapons in Syria," she told the Security Council.

010020070750000000000000011100001371115531
主站蜘蛛池模板: 常宁市| 凯里市| 济南市| 邵阳县| 渭南市| 平阳县| 芜湖市| 台安县| 商都县| 正定县| 三台县| 达日县| 济阳县| 马龙县| 新田县| 游戏| 宁化县| 林口县| 武冈市| 旺苍县| 富源县| 渝北区| 麟游县| 灵石县| 泰来县| 湖南省| 晴隆县| 蓬安县| 安福县| 京山县| 古丈县| 仁化县| 蒙阴县| 秦皇岛市| 石首市| 新巴尔虎右旗| 凤山县| 泗水县| 边坝县| 夏邑县| 临泽县|