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Proceeding contribution from John Baron (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 February 2012. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Syria.


Syria

We all wish the Foreign Secretary well in his endeavours, but may I press him in suggesting that the regrettable decision to veto was at least in part caused by Russia and China believing that western powers had exceeded their mandate under UN resolution 1973, when pursuing regime change in Libya, as they made clear at the time?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
540 c40 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Demonstrations Diplomatic service China Human rights Politics and government Violence UN resolutions Sanctions Russia Syria UN Security Council League of Arab States
Link
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