A majority vote is "taking shape" at the UN to condemn the suppression of the revolt in Syria, said Tuesday, May 17, Alain Juppe. The foreign minister stated, however, a veto threat from Moscow and Beijing were still on a text. At the UN, "we are still threatened to veto a Russian and Chinese veto. It seems that a majority of nine votes is taking shape right now," said the minister before the French National Assembly.
"We are not alone." "To get a Security Council resolution, we must avoid a veto by one permanent member and then gather nine votes. We fight with our British friends for days, even weeks to reach this result," any he said. Discussions were held again this night between members of the Security Council, said Alain Juppe.
An optimism shared by the head of American diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, who also said Tuesday that "additional measures" would be taken "in the days to come." It met in Washington diplomatic representative of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, who felt "extremely urgent that the Syrian government acts," otherwise the international community "consider [it] all options." In the afternoon, the ambassadors of 27 countries of the European Union in Brussels met to discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on Assad, officials said a diplomatic source.
Now, "the tendency is to focus on [President] Assad, since there was no shift in Syria," said one diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity. Sanctions (freezing of assets, prohibition of entry visas) had been decided against the 13 Syrian officials, including members of the family of President Al-Assad, and an embargo on weapons capable of be used for law enforcement purposes.
In this regard, Alain Juppe said on Tuesday that France had "failed to ensure that this list contained the name of the Syrian president." "We do not give up, we continue to move in this direction despite the reluctance, if not opposition, from some of our partners," he said, without naming them.
Mr. Juppe has rejected any criticism on the attitude of France against repression in Syria. "We do not practice a policy of two weights and two measures. We have supported all the great aspiration of peoples to democracy and freedom and we are doing with regard to Syria without any kind of ambiguity," has also French minister stressed.
He recalled that France had "urged President Bashar al-Assad to engage in a reform program to reflect the aspirations of its people. [...] He does not listen to us. We have issued a condemnation the use of recurring violence and bloody. " 
"We are not alone." "To get a Security Council resolution, we must avoid a veto by one permanent member and then gather nine votes. We fight with our British friends for days, even weeks to reach this result," any he said. Discussions were held again this night between members of the Security Council, said Alain Juppe.
An optimism shared by the head of American diplomacy, Hillary Clinton, who also said Tuesday that "additional measures" would be taken "in the days to come." It met in Washington diplomatic representative of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, who felt "extremely urgent that the Syrian government acts," otherwise the international community "consider [it] all options." In the afternoon, the ambassadors of 27 countries of the European Union in Brussels met to discuss the possibility of imposing sanctions on Assad, officials said a diplomatic source.
Now, "the tendency is to focus on [President] Assad, since there was no shift in Syria," said one diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity. Sanctions (freezing of assets, prohibition of entry visas) had been decided against the 13 Syrian officials, including members of the family of President Al-Assad, and an embargo on weapons capable of be used for law enforcement purposes.
In this regard, Alain Juppe said on Tuesday that France had "failed to ensure that this list contained the name of the Syrian president." "We do not give up, we continue to move in this direction despite the reluctance, if not opposition, from some of our partners," he said, without naming them.
Mr. Juppe has rejected any criticism on the attitude of France against repression in Syria. "We do not practice a policy of two weights and two measures. We have supported all the great aspiration of peoples to democracy and freedom and we are doing with regard to Syria without any kind of ambiguity," has also French minister stressed.
He recalled that France had "urged President Bashar al-Assad to engage in a reform program to reflect the aspirations of its people. [...] He does not listen to us. We have issued a condemnation the use of recurring violence and bloody. "
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