Draft UNSC resolution declaring 10-day humanitarian pause in Aleppo not to pass if disregards Russia's concerns - Churkin
UNITED NATIONS (New York). Dec 1 (Interfax) - The new draft resolution of the UN Security Council regarding the humanitarian situation in Aleppo, which was submitted on Tuesday, will not pass if it disregards Russia's remarks and opinion, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said.
"The draft resolution will not pass without due account of our principal concerns," he said at a meeting of the UN Security Council dedicated to the Middle East situation.
The draft co-authored by New Zealand, Spain and Egypt, calls for declaring a 10-day humanitarian pause in Aleppo.
Russia "cannot understand why the so-called 'humanitarian troika' in the Security Council wishes to push the draft resolution on Aleppo, on which there is no consensus," Churkin said.
"That won't help, besides they may run into the same trap as the French delegation, which intentionally put to vote a text on October 8 without gaining consent of all Council members in advance," the Russian diplomat said.
"The appeals for Council unity are being accompanied with the hasty submission of unpromising texts for voting," Churkin said, adding "this tactics is no good."
"We suggest that the troika not hurry with the vote but, given the current situation, think on ways to modify the draft and to reconcile it with the UN humanitarian plan for Aleppo," the Russian envoy said.
"On the whole, Russia supports any unbiased international humanitarian efforts and is ready to work for their implementation," he said.