"I hope we will adopt something forceful, meaningful and impactful tomorrow," he told reporters.

Skoog said the council members were "very very close" to consensus on Friday but they were not able to close the gap completely.

He indicated that the main difference was over the timetable for ceasefire. "I think we all agree that there needs to be a ceasefire that has to be urgent immediately. There are still some discussions on exactly how to define that."

An earlier text provides for the start of cease-fire 72 hours after the adoption of the resolution.

In response to calls by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and other UN representatives in Syria for a cessation of hostilities of at least one month to improve the humanitarian situation, Kuwait and Sweden circulated a draft resolution on Feb. 9. However, consultations dragged on for two weeks without consensus. Russia, which has veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council, demanded amendments.

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