Syria draft resolution reaches UN assembly after veto
By REUTERS 02/11/2012 01:49
Saudi Arabia circulates Arab League plan through General Assembly; new draft also supports calling on Assad to quit; passing resolution would "add pressure" to Syrian regime.
General Assembly By REUTERS

UNITED NATIONS - Saudi Arabia circulated a draft resolution backing an Arab peace plan for Syria among members of the UN General Assembly on Friday after a similar text was vetoed in the Security Council last week by Russia and China, diplomats said. The new draft appeared as two advisers to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon repeated a warning that Syrian government attacks on civilians could amount to crimes against humanity.

Like the failed council resolution, the assembly draft "fully supports" the Arab League plan floated last month, which among other things calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step aside to help end 11 months of violence in the country. Russia and China cast their vetoes in the council last Saturday saying the draft there was unbalanced and failed to blame Syria's opposition, along with the government, for violence that has killed over 5,000 people, according to UN figures.

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