From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 25, 2016
UN meeting on Syria kicks off with finger pointing at Russia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTop diplomats from the world’s powers have begun an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council over the ongoing fighting in Syria, particularly a bombardment of Aleppo.
Starting now: the @UN Security Council meets on the situation in #Aleppo, Syria. Watch live: https://t.co/CKwP0DZcMh pic.twitter.com/wzQ7jwFBEg
— U.S. Mission to the UN (@USUN) September 25, 2016
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault says Russia and Iran will be guilty of war crimes if they don’t pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop escalating violence.
He adds that the meeting is a “moment of truth” for the UN
Assad’s regime “has clearly made the choice of a military escalation. I am calling on Russia and Iran to pull themselves together and show responsibility, by putting a stop to this strategy. … If not, Russia and Iran will be accomplices in war crimes committed in Aleppo,” he says.
The US, Britain, and France sought Sunday’s meeting, as pro-government forces continued their intense bombardment of Aleppo. They are widely believed to be accompanied by Russian air strikes.
— with AP
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