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Syrian opposition: Russia-China UN veto is disappointing
Feb 4, 2012, 17:34 GMT
Beirut - The Syrian opposition said Saturday that the veto by Russia and China against the United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria was disappointing.
'This veto came at the expenses of the Syrian people and their blood,' Naji Tayyara, the head of foreign affairs at the opposition National Syrian Council, told dpa.
'I think the Syrian regime knew in advance that Russia was going to veto the resolution and that is why the regime committed the massacre in (the province of) Homs,' he added.
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