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MEXICO CITY, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Union's
foreign policy chief added her voice on Thursday to
international calls for Russia to support a United Nations
resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad halt a
bloody crackdown on months of unrest.
Catherine Ashton said she was disappointed by the failure of
a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Assad to pull his
troops back after it was vetoed by China and Russia.
"My meesage to my Russian colleagues is that they too need
to recognize the reality of the situation on the ground and we
can't go on simply allowing this to happen," Ashton said during
a visit to Mexico.
"The (U.N.) Security Council is the place where these things
need to be taken forward."
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution on Saturday that
backed an Arab League plan calling on Assad to cede powers to a
deputy, withdraw Syrian troops from towns and start a transition
to democracy. All 13 other members of the Security Council voted
for the resolution.
Activists and residents in the city of Homs report hundreds
of people killed over the last week as Assad's forces try to
stamp out opposition, and said medical supplies and food were
running out.
foreign policy chief added her voice on Thursday to
international calls for Russia to support a United Nations
resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad halt a
bloody crackdown on months of unrest.
Catherine Ashton said she was disappointed by the failure of
a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Assad to pull his
troops back after it was vetoed by China and Russia.
"My meesage to my Russian colleagues is that they too need
to recognize the reality of the situation on the ground and we
can't go on simply allowing this to happen," Ashton said during
a visit to Mexico.
"The (U.N.) Security Council is the place where these things
need to be taken forward."
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution on Saturday that
backed an Arab League plan calling on Assad to cede powers to a
deputy, withdraw Syrian troops from towns and start a transition
to democracy. All 13 other members of the Security Council voted
for the resolution.
Activists and residents in the city of Homs report hundreds
of people killed over the last week as Assad's forces try to
stamp out opposition, and said medical supplies and food were
running out.