17.02.2012                      24.Schwat. 5772

UNO:

UN assembly adopts resolution condemning Syria

General Assembly votes 137 to 12 for non-binding resolution calling on Bashar Assad to step down; Russia and China oppose Arab League-backed resolution.

The 193-nation UN General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside.
The initial count showed that the resolution, which is similar to one Russia and China vetoed in the Security Council on February 4, received 137 votes in favor, 12 against and 17 abstentions, though three delegations said their votes failed to register on the electronic board….