- Title: INDONESIA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono calls for halt to Syrian violence
- Date: 19th July 2012
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (JULY 19, 2012) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE GOVERNMENT SYMBOL CAMERA CREWS FILMING INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM CAMERA CREWS FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, SAYING: "On the urgent basis at this very moment there must be a halt to the violence and
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- Location: Indonesia
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Conflict,Politics
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- Story Text: Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for an end to violence in Syria on Thursday (July 19).
"On the urgent basis at this very moment there must be a halt to the violence and the fighting. In my opinion the situation in Syria already constitutes a civil war," he said at a news conference in Jakarta.
He also called for the international community to share responsibility for stopping the violence.
"Indonesia believed that it is now timely to consider adjusting demanded according to Chapter 7 of The United Nations Charter. This adjustment, in essence, would transform the main mission of the United Nations from merely peacekeeping to peacemaking," he said.
Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that threatened Syrian authorities with sanctions if they did not halt violence against the uprising, thwarting Western hopes for tough action as the crisis in Syria escalates.
Britain, France, Germany and the United States had wanted the Security Council resolution be placed under Chapter 7 of the U.N. Charter, which allows the council to authorize actions ranging from diplomatic and economic sanctions to military intervention. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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