国际英语资讯:Security Council postpones vote on Syria draft resolution till Saturday
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="ceasefire">ceasefire</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="till">till</span> 12 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EST">EST</span> (1700 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kuwaiti">Kuwaiti</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Mansour">Mansour</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Otaibi">Otaibi</span>.</p><p><span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Otaibi">Otaibi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>-<span word="door">door</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consensual">consensual</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="united">united</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> 15 -- <span word="will">will</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span>, <span word="drafted">drafted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="a">a</span> 30-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="ceasefire">ceasefire</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="besieged">besieged</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> 11 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EST">EST</span> (1600 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="Olof">Olof</span> <span word="Skoog">Skoog</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impasse">impasse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="text">text</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cease">cease</span>-<span word="fire">fire</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Skoog">Skoog</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p>
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