China Says Vetoed UNSC Resolution on Syria Aid Because Draft Failed to Address Sanctions

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Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun on Wednesday said that Beijing vetoed the draft resolution to re-authorize the cross-border aid deliveries into northwestern Syria for another year in the United Nations Security Council because it failed to incorporate calls made by the UN to lift unilateral sanctions that undermine Damascus' response to COVID-19 UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th July, 2020) Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun on Wednesday said that Beijing vetoed the draft resolution to re-authorize the cross-border aid deliveries into northwestern Syria for another year in the United Nations Security Council because it...