UN may drop call for Assad to step down

UN Security Council ambassadors are considering a revised resolution aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria that removes an explicit reference to President Bashar Assad stepping aside.

UN may drop call for Assad to step down
Thu, 02 Feb, 2012 - 17:38

UN Security Council ambassadors are considering a revised resolution aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria that removes an explicit reference to President Bashar Assad stepping aside.

The latest draft still expresses support for the Arab League’s January 22 peace plan for Syria.

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