Sunday, March 4, 2012

UK PM says UN resolution will condemn Syria

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain and France will present a revised resolution to the United Nations on Wednesday condemning Syria for its deadly crackdown on peaceful protesters.

U.N. diplomats in New York said the new text is aimed at winning more support for the resolution in the U.N. Security Council and avoiding a Russian veto.

Cameron told the House of Commons that the two nations object to the actions of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government and would be offering the new resolution "condemning the repression and demanding accountability and humanitarian action."

"If anyone votes against that resolution or tries to veto it, that should be …

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