United Nations fails to adopt a resolution on Syria after a "veto" of Russia and China

Russia and China gave the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's diplomatic victory Bastkhaddamanma the right of veto against a resolution drafted by the Europe against Syria in the Security Council of the United Nations after six months of the violent repression of protests demanding democracy.
And looming pressure from Turkey's powerful neighbor Syria, which took to it and the Syrian army colonel, joined the uprising, in a move that would exacerbate tensions between Damascus and Ankara.
It was Russia and China used the Wednesday right of veto on a draft resolution drawn up by Europe in the UN Security Council condemns Syria, hinting that it could face sanctions if it continued its crackdown on protesters.
Western diplomats said the decision to Moscow and Beijing, using their right of veto may indicate that the Security Council could see a stalemate in the long-term issues related to the Middle East and North Africa as well as movements for democracy or what is known spring in the Arab region.
The draft resolution received the support of nine votes and abstained from voting on it has four members are Brazil, India, Lebanon and South Africa was rejected by only Russia and China.
France has formulated the draft resolution in cooperation with Britain, Germany and Portugal, said the French ambassador to the UN, Gerard Araud the Council "we have no today no doubt in the meaning of the use of the veto to reject this text is not about the wording but it is a political choice that he refused all resolutions of the Council against Syria, he said, "This veto will not stop us. Veto the Syrian authorities would not give absolute freedom to act. "
According to the latest reports from the UN military operations against the Syrian protesters have claimed the lives of more than 2,700 civilians.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Washington Diplomats angry at what he called "double veto" to Moscow, Beijing and said it was time for the Council to adopt the imposition of "severe sanctions targeted" on Damascus.
Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin of the Council that the use of Moscow's veto power for "the conflict of political positions" between Russia and the European members of the Security Council, said Churkin said Moscow strongly opposes the threat to impose sanctions on Damascus and he said that what he calls the approach confrontational adopted by the European delegations, "contrary to peaceful settlement to the crisis, "he said Churkin said that Moscow would have preferred that Syria" was the fastest in the implementation of the changes that have promised. "
The Chinese ambassador said to me Baodonj that Beijing reject the idea of ​​"interference in internal affairs" of Syria