U.N. veto powers agree endorsement of Syria peace process

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and current Security Council President Samantha Power speaks to members of the Security Council about the maintenance of international peace and security on trafficking in persons in situations of conflict, during a meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The five United Nations Security Council veto powers have agreed the text of a draft resolution to endorse an international roadmap for a Syria peace process and the 15-member body is expected to adopt it later on Friday, diplomats said.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, was phoning each of the remaining 10 members of the council to brief them on the text, said diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity. The council is due to meet at 4 p.m. ET (2100 GMT).