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Russia, China Veto UN Extension of Cross-Border Aid in Syria
Russia wants to strangle humanitarian aid to Syria ... only one crossing point and humanitarian supplies will have to be inspected/approved (stolen) by the Damascus regime of Bashar Assad.
Moscow's cruelty knows no bounds.
7/8/20
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended authorization for cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year, though Moscow swiftly proposed a more limited extension. Germany and Belgium, two of the council's non-permanent members, had drafted the resolution, which would have allowed aid to continue to pass through two points on the Turkish border without interference from Damascus. Beyond Russia and China, the other 13 council members voted to approve the draft, the diplomats said. Immediately after the vote, Russia proposed its own draft resolution. Obtained by AFP, it repeats the call for a six-month extension, underlines the improvement in the delivery of humanitarian aid under the control of the Syrian regime, and excludes one of the two entry points into Syria — Bab al-Salam — from the mechanism.
Authorization for cross-border humanitarian aid has existed since 2014, with periodic extensions. The latest extension expires on Friday. Tuesday's vote was the 15th time that Russia has used its veto since the start of the Syrian war in 2011, and the ninth for China. The veto was an "extremely negative development," one European diplomat said on condition of anonymity. "They want to strangle the population even more," the diplomat said, adding that aid "cannot reach the population from one" crossing point. "Insisting on only one crossing point is cynical and it doesn't meet the needs of the people," the source said. The International Rescue Committee quickly condemned the veto. "Blocking access to food, health care supplies, vaccines, and ventilators is unacceptable anytime but in the year of Covid-19, it is even more reprehensible," said IRC president David Miliband in a statement.
Russia wants to strangle humanitarian aid to Syria ... only one crossing point and humanitarian supplies will have to be inspected/approved (stolen) by the Damascus regime of Bashar Assad.
Moscow's cruelty knows no bounds.