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UNSC Fails on Syria, Diluted Statement for Discussion, Annan Soon in Damscus

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The sharply divided UN Security Council failed Tuesday to reach agreement on a presidential statement for UN envoy Kofi Annan's mission in Syria.

The 15-nation panel held two rounds of negotiations on a Western-drafted statement that would express "full support for Annan's peace efforts while threatening Damascus with further measures if it fails to apply the council's demands within seven days."
In an effort to secure Russian support, Western powers diluted the draft statement.
UNSC Fails on Syria, Diluted Statement for Discussion, Annan Soon in Damscus

Indian Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri expressed optimism that the statement would be approved by the council. "Some people want to consult their capitals, but it will work, that's the important thing," Puri told reporters.
Other diplomats said privately that Moscow or Beijing might tell their delegations to propose further changes to the statement.
Also up for automatic approval on Wednesday is a draft of informal remarks to the press that Russia asked the council to approve. Those remarks would have the council condemn bomb attacks last weekend in the cities of Damascus and Aleppo.
In parallel, Syria's representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari complained that Syria is exposed to terrorist operations by terrorist groups.
In a letter sent to the UN chief, Jaafari referred to the two bombings that hit Damascus on Saturday and the third blast that hit Aleppo on Sunday.
According to Jaafari's letter, the terrorist operations come at a time when millions of Syrians are supporting the latest reforms applied by Syria and also coincided with the mission of Kofi Annan.

Jaafari called on the UN to fight terror and block any financial support from reaching the terrorists under any cover.
Meanwhile, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that "Syria's crisis was extremely dangerous and had massive repercussions for the world."
"We do not know how events will unfold. But we do know that we all have a responsibility to work for a resolution of this profound and extremely dangerous crisis," Ban said in a speech in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

The UN chief listed three priorities: "first an immediate end to the violence- all violence- and engage in inclusive political dialogue to shape the future of Syria as civilian people want to create, and thirdly we have to provide immediately and urgently humanitarian actions."
He further disclosed that "Annan is set to return to Damascus very soon."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org