国际英语资讯:UN Security Council rejects U.S., Russian resolutions on Venezuela
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 28-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>, <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="against">against</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="abstentions">abstentions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="council">council</span>. <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="vetoed">vetoed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span>.</p><p><span word="Minutes">Minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="draft">draft</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="abstentions">abstentions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="stresses">stresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="unhindered">unhindered</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entirety">entirety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="draft">draft</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consent">consent</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urges">urges</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Venezuelans">Venezuelans</span>.</p><p><span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Vassily">Vassily</span> <span word="Nebenzia">Nebenzia</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> "<span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span>, <span word="intervention">intervention</span>," <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>.</p>
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