The 193 U.N. member states are set to vote on the draft resolution on Syria. (Reuters)
Al Arabiya with Reuters -
A draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the
opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential political
transition is set to be voted on at the U.N. General Assembly on
Wednesday.
The vote comes as Britain and France delayed a Syrian request for
Islamist al-Nusra Front to be designated by the United Nations as a
terrorist group.
The European countries said they want the militants to instead be listed as an alias of al-Qaeda, diplomats said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the 193 U.N. member states are set to vote on the draft
resolution, which some Western diplomats said was unlikely to win as
many votes as a resolution that passed last year with 133 in favor.
Russia, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is opposed to
the resolution, which was drafted by Qatar and other Arab nations.
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