Moscow would have preferred to hold both the rebels and the government responsible for the circumstances in Syria, but, in the end Russia came on board with other nations in the UN General Assembly.
Moscow Ready to Seek Syria Solution with UN (click title to entry - thank you)
MOSCOW, February 17 (RIA Novosti)
Russia is ready to seek a compromise formula together with other UN member states to settle the months-long political crisis in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Official spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday.
His statement follows passage by the UN General Assembly on Thursday of a non-binding resolution condemning Syria’s authorities for human rights violations and calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down. The measure passed with 137 votes in favor, while 12 countries voted against, including Russia and China. Seventeen others abstained.
“We are ready to seek a compromise formula to resolve the Syrian crisis on the basis of the UN. But the interests of the Syrian people, peace and security in the whole region must be paramount,” Lukashevich said in a statement issued on the website of the ministry....
