Clinton to Push Tougher Syria Policy at UN
September 20, 2012
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads next week to the United Nations General Assembly, trying to rally international support for tougher action against embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. She is facing stiff opposition from China and Russia.
World powers are divided over how to stop the violence in Syria - with Russia, China, and Iran supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - and the Gulf Arab states, Britain, France, and the United States backing his opponents.
At the Washington-based Cato Institute, analyst Malou Innocent said the longer the fight continues, the deeper those divisions run.
“The Western allies, and those who are supporting [the rebels] - the Qataris and the Saudis - certainly have an interest in seeing Assad go. But those allies of Assad have even more of a reason, a more intensified interest in seeing Assad stay,” said Innocent.
China and Russia have vetoed tougher U.N. action, saying that is interference in Syria's internal affairs.
"We support a period of political transition in Syria. But it should come from the Syrian people. It should not be imposed from outside," said Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says a political transition without the threat of consequences is useless.
"There's no point to passing a resolution with no teeth, because we've seen time and time again that Assad will ignore it and keep attacking his own people," said Clinton.
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