Russia withdraws request for emergency U.N. Syria meeting


  • World
  • Wednesday, 11 Sep 2013

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - An emergency closed-door meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Syria was cancelled after Russia withdrew its request for the session, Australia's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.

"Following withdrawal of the request for consultations, Security Council meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. (2000 GMT) will not proceed," Australian Ambassador Gary Quinlan, president of the 15-nation council this month, announced on his Twitter feed @AustraliaUN.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid plan for Ukraine
South Sudanese comedians find laughs in painful past
Elon Musk is once again richer than Mark Zuckerberg as fortunes reverse
GPS bracelet places 18-year-old at the scene of 11 different break-ins, US cops say
Ukraine court orders agriculture minister to be taken into custody
Cat hides in Amazon return package – then ends up in California 700 miles from home
ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy deleted chats amid FTC antitrust probe
Mexican lawmakers approve new pension fund backed by president
Kiribati parliament votes to remove Australian-born high court judge

Others Also Read