UK ‘appalled’ by latest veto of UN resolution against Bashar al-Assad - UK - Scotsman.com
clip from article: Chinese ambassador Li Baodong said his country joined Russia in vetoing the resolution because the proposed amendments were not taken into account.
Before the vote, US president Barack Obama had urged the security council to stand up against the Syrian regime, saying Assad had displayed “disdain for human life and dignity” following the attacks in Homs.
“The international community must work to protect the Syrian people from this abhorrent brutality,” he said in a blistering statement issued by the White House.
“Assad has no right to lead Syria, and has lost all legitimacy with his people and the international community.”[read more at link]
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