MOSCOW – Russia and China have co-sponsored another resolution thatstipulates the ceasefire regime should not apply to operations againstterrorists from organisations designated by the UN Security Council.
Two permanent states on the UN Security Council, Russia and China, blockedan initiative that was proposed by Kuwait, Germany, and Belgium calling fora halt to all hostilities in the province of Idlib.
The UN Security Council failed to support the Russian-Chinese resolution ona ceasefire in Idlib, as it received only two votes in favour.
Earlier in the day, the UN Security Council commenced a meeting in order tovote on two contradictory resolutionslinkcallingfor a cessation of hostilities in Syria’s northwest: a draft resolutionsubmitted by Russia and China, and a draft resolution presented by theso-called humanitarian troika – Germany, Belgium and Kuwait.
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On 16 September, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenziasaid that the current ceasefire in the Syrian city of Idlib had beenviolated by Islamic extremists.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in later remarks that Idlib iscontrolled by radical groups affiliated with al-Qaeda* and that Russia,together with Iran and Turkey, is determined to put an end to the tensesituation.- Sputnik
