Friday, March 2, 2012

#Russia #Opposed #HumanitarianAid #Corridors 4 #Suffering #Civilians in #Syria | RIA Novosti

France Calls for Humanitarian Zone on Syrian Border | World | RIA Novosti


clip from article: EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy said those responsible for the bloodshed and atrocities in Syria "will be held accountable." He also appealed to Russia and China to join the EU efforts to stop the violence in Syria and warned the two countries that it is "very dangerous for them to be isolated in the Arab world." Van Rompuy said the EU together with the Arab League are playing the lead role to end the crisis in Syria without military intervention.

Russia and China have twice vetoed U.N. Security Council resolutions on Syria that they believe could lead to a military operation against Syrian government forces as a repetition of “the Libyan scenario.”

Russia has also opposed calls to establish air corridors in Syria to provide humanitarian aid to civilian population suffering from the consequences of clashes between troops loyal to al-Assad and opposition forces.

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