U.N. Security Council reportedly delays Syria vote after blast
Source: LATimes
The U.N. Security Council has reportedly delayed a vote on a new Syria resolution in the wake of a bombing in the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed at least three members of the defense leadership.
Special envoy Kofi Annan reportedly asked the Security Council to delay the vote, which had been scheduled for Wednesday.
Washington and its allies want to impose U.N. sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad for refusing to implement Annan's six-point peace plan. But the proposal has run into resistance from Russia, a key Assad ally and a veto-wielding member of the Security Council.
Moscow has used its veto twice to block a resolution seeking to punish Assad.
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Russia’s opposition to additional international sanctions against Syria.
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