UN SC to consider to two alternative draft resolutions on Syria

UNITED NATIONS, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia on Friday submitted to
the UN Security Council a draft resolution on Syria, which contains a call
for a dialogue and faster reforms in the country.
As Itar-Tass has learned from diplomatic sources, Russia's proposal
envisages no sanctions and is based on the statement adopted by the UN
Security Council on August 3. Then the Security Council after hours of
consultation condemned the widespread human rights violations and the use
of force against civilians by the Syrian authorities. The statement called
for the immediate cessation of all acts of violence.
At the same time on Friday, the U.S. and other Western countries
formally presented to the Security Council a draft resolution providing
for sanctions against President Bashar Assad and other senior officials
who, in the opinion of the West, are personally responsible for civilian
casualties.
At this point no one dares predict which way the further discussion of
these projects in the Security Council will go.