China urges U.N. role on Syria after U.S. gives up




 
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China urges U.N. role on Syria after U.S. gives up
 
September 6th, 2013  
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China urges U.N. role on Syria after U.S. gives up
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry urged a role for the U.N. Security Council in resolving the crisis in Syria on Friday after the United States said it had given up trying to work with the council on Syria, accusing Russia of holding it hostage. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power's remarks on Thursday left no doubt that Washington would not seek U.N. approval for a military strike on Syria in response to an August 21 chemical attack near Damascus. ...




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