Posted: 14 February 2019 at 02:41 | IP Logged
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Matthew Rycroft£¬ Britain's permanent preventative to the UN£¬ blasted the veto
as a move that "undermines confidence in the international community's ability
to tackle flagrant violations of international law." His words were later echoed
by senior diplomats from the United States and Japan in separate remarks.
In a seven-minute defense of China's vote£¬ Liu Jieyi£¬ China's permanent
preventative to the UN£¬ told the council that investigations on the use of
chemical weapons are still ongoing and "it is too early to reach a final
conclusion."
He said the council should support the joint inquiry to carry out its
investigations in a professional manner and make conclusions with accurate£¬
detailed and solid evidence.
"We oppose the use of chemical weapons by any state£¬ any organization and any
individual under any circumstance£¬" he added.
The senior Chinese diplomat also went off his prepared statement£¬ and urged
that "some countries should reflect on why the situation in the Middle East and
Syria has developed to what it is today."
"What roles have these countries played? Which acts are gracious and which
are not?"
There was plenty of social media response from around the world to China's
stance.
Njagi Muchangi from Kenya posed on Facebook that it is "the best response by
the Chinese diplomat£¬ hope others understand the deep meaning in that
statement."
Predrag Lazic from Serbia posted on Facebook£¬ "Congratulations to China and
Russia on their consistent behavior."
The resolution£¬ if adopted£¬ would have imposed asset freezes and travel bans
on individuals and entities associated with the Syrian government based on
allegations of chemical weapon attacks made by a joint probe of the UN and the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
The vote came when a new round of intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva is
underway.
Russian Deputy Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov said the draft was put to a vote
based on a doctrine of western states in spite of the efforts taken in Geneva to
settle the Syrian crisis.
"We see this as an attempt to retard and undermine the current political and
diplomatic efforts£¬" he said.
The draft resolution would also have banned the supply of helicopters to the
Syrian government. Safronkov
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