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France to Keep Pushing for Syria Ceasefire After UNSC Veto on Resolution

© REUTERS / Omar SanadikiSmoke rises near Bustan al-Qasr crossing point in a government controlled area, during clashes with rebels in Aleppo, Syria December 5, 2016
Smoke rises near Bustan al-Qasr crossing point in a government controlled area, during clashes with rebels in Aleppo, Syria December 5, 2016 - Sputnik International
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France will not give up efforts to push a resolution calling on a ceasefire in Syria through the UN Security Council despite opposition from Russia, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Monday.

Staffan de Mistura, U.N. special envoy for Syria, is displayed on a video screen via video conference from Geneva, as the United Nations Security Council votes to support a resolution endorsing a cease-fire in Syria, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 at United Nations headquarters - Sputnik International
Russia, China Veto Draft Resolution on Syria at UN Security Council
PARIS (Sputnik) — The French resolution was vetoed earlier today by Russia and China, Venezuela voted against and Angola abstained. The remaining 11 Council members upheld it.

"France will not give up. It remains fully committed together with its partners to end suffering in Aleppo. It is in this spirit that I will host on Saturday, December 10, in Paris a meeting of ministers from like-minded countries," Ayrault was quoted as saying in a ministerial statement.

Russia’s envoy to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, argued that the draft declaration had been voted on too soon. He said the initiative had been submitted at 11:20 local time on Monday, in violation of the 24-hour rule that required it to be put to a vote on Tuesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a ceasefire would be used by militants to regroup and get more fighters.

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