• Contact Neo
  • About Neo
  • Lahore Rang
  • Roznama Nai Baat
  • Neo Urdu
NEO TV | Voice of Pakistan
NEO TV | Voice of Pakistan
Skip to content
  • Latest
    • At least 18 killed as 6.5-magnitude quake hit Indonesia
    • Trump’s ‘deal-making skills’ can help resolve Kashmir issue: US vice-president-elect Pence
  • Pakistan
    • Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Pakistan
    • Iran summons Pakistani envoy over IRGC attack
    • Saudi crown prince's plane lands at Noor Khan Air Base
    • Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince today
  • World
    • Trump declares national emergency to build US-Mexico border wall
    • ICJ rules Iran can proceed legal claim to recover frozen assets by US
    • Blast in Occupied Kashmir kills at least 42 Indian security personnel
    • Thousands protest in Argentina against govt's economic policies
  • Sports
    • PSL-4 Match 2: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans by 7 runs
    • PSL-4 Match 2: Kings set 184-run target for Sultans
    • Davis Cup finals: Nadal's Spain to face champions Croatia
    • PSL-4 kick starts with glitzy ceremony in Dubai
  • Business
    • Arif Usmani appointed as NBP president
    • ECC approves Rs5.6 billion for PIA
    • Remittances from overseas Pakistanis shows over 12% growth: minister
    • Kia Motors to start vehicle production from September
  • Sci/Edu
    • Saudi Arabia launches first communications satellite
    • More than 100 women die daily from breast cancer in Pakistan: report
    • First Adab Festival 2019 starts in Karachi
    • Watch: Health worker struggles through snow to protect child against polio
  • NEO Extra
    • AMAN 19 naval exercise begins in Karachi
    • Dutch former anti-Muslim MP Geert Wilders converts to Islam
    • Suman Kumari becomes Pakistan’s first Hindu woman judge
    • What passion! Groom on wedding night asks ‘5 minutes’ from bride to play football
  • Programs
  • Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Pakistan
  • Iran summons Pakistani envoy over IRGC attack
  • Saudi crown prince's plane lands at Noor Khan Air Base
  • Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince today
  • FS Tehmina Janjua meets EU envoys, rejects India's allegations on Kashmir attack
  • Pakistan condemns continuing attacks on Kashmiris in aftermath of Pulwama incident
  • NAB chief takes notice of Dr Abdul Samad's arrest
  • Pakistan summons Indian envoy over baseless allegations
  • Trump declares national emergency to build US-Mexico border wall
  • Khawaja Saad Rafique, Salman Rafique's judicial remand extended till March 4
  • Saudi Crown Prince to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday
  • PSL-4 Match 2: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans by 7 runs
  • Watch: Atif Aslam's new romantic song releases
  • PSL-4 Match 2: Kings set 184-run target for Sultans
  • PM Imran launches Sehat Insaf Card Programme for tribal districts of KP
  • Zardari moves SC against FIA's investigation into fake accounts case
  • Davis Cup finals: Nadal's Spain to face champions Croatia
  • Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore's Jinnah Hospital
  • Court seeks details of model Ayyan Ali’s assets
  • FO condemns Pulwama attack, says is a matter of ‘grave concern’

U.N. to vote on Syria sanctions despite Russia’s veto pledge

Important News World 
08:25 AM, 28 Feb, 2017
Share!
U.N. to vote on Syria sanctions despite Russia’s veto pledge

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote today (Tuesday) on a bid by Western powers to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government and to blacklist Syrian military commanders over accusations of toxic gas attacks, regardless a pledge by Russia to veto the move.


READ MORE: Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Saudi Crown Prince today

The Security Council showdown, pitting Syrian ally Russia against the United States, France, Britain and others, comes amid U.N.-led peace talks between the warring Syrian parties in Geneva, which began last week.

A resolution draft requires nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, France, Russia, Britain or China to be adopted.

Russia has vetoed six Security Council resolutions on Syria since the conflict started in 2011. China joined Moscow in vetoing five resolutions. It was unclear how Beijing planned to vote on Tuesday.

Britain and France first circulated the draft resolution to the 15-member council in late December in response to the results of an investigation by the U.N. and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

The international inquiry found Syrian government forces were responsible for three chlorine gas attacks and that Islamic State militants had used mustard gas.

READ MORE: FS Tehmina Janjua meets EU envoys, rejects India's allegations on Kashmir attack

British U.N. Ambassador Matthew Rycroft stated on Monday that the Security Council required sending a strong, clear message that the international community means business on preventing the use of these abhorrent weapons.

Chlorine's use as a weapon is banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention, which Syria joined in 2013. If inhaled, chlorine gas turns to hydrochloric acid in the lungs and can kill by burning lungs and drowning victims in body fluids.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government has denied its forces have used chemical weapons. Russia has questioned the results of the U.N./OPCW inquiry and long said there was not enough proof for the Security Council to take any action.

Russia's Deputy U.N. Ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told the media on Friday that Moscow would veto the draft resolution.

The draft text seeks to ban the sale or supply of helicopters to the Syrian government because the U.N./OPCW inquiry found Syrian government forces had used helicopters to drop barrel bombs containing chlorine gas.

READ MORE: Pakistan condemns continuing attacks on Kashmiris in aftermath of Pulwama incident

The draft resolution also proposes targeted sanctions - a travel ban and asset freeze - on 11 Syrian military commanders and officials, as well as on 10 government and related entities accused of developing and producing chemical weapons and the missiles to deliver them.

Tagged vote syria sanctions russia veto pledge
Share!

Related News

Police bangs PML-N candidate to get votes out of his throat

02:00 PM, 23 Dec, 2016
Share it !

Senate elections: Imran Khan not to cast his vote

12:43 PM, 3 Mar, 2018
Share it !

US slaps sanctions on six militants after cutting aid to Pakistan

11:01 AM, 26 Jan, 2018
Share it !

Latest News

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives in Pakistan

08:02 PM, 17 Feb, 2019
Share it !

Iran summons Pakistani envoy over IRGC attack

07:45 PM, 17 Feb, 2019
Share it !

Saudi crown prince's plane lands at Noor Khan Air Base

07:36 PM, 17 Feb, 2019
Share it !

Popular News

Schedule for 5-match ODI series against Australia announced

05:46 PM, 10 Feb, 2019
Share it !

Cholistan Jeep Rally kicks off at Derawar Fort

07:16 PM, 14 Feb, 2019
Share it !

Saudi Crown Prince to arrive in Pakistan on Saturday, arrangements ...

08:05 PM, 13 Feb, 2019
Share it !

Nai Baat

روزنامہ نئی بات
Copyright © 2019 - Neo News.
Powered By publishrr