United Nations Security Council China and Russia are absent due to Syria response May 14 at 10:48
Sino-Russian co-founders found that Russia and China, who support the Assad administration, were all absent from the UN Security Council meeting to discuss the issue of the Syrian Assad administration using chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war. The pace is clearer.
The Security Council discusses the response on the 12th after the OPCW = chemical weapons ban agency released a report last month that concluded that the Assyrian government in Syria used chemical weapons three years ago in areas controlled by rebels. Although the meeting was held privately, according to the Security Council diplomatic sources, the representative of China was absent in addition to Russia, which supports the Assad administration.
To prevent infection with the new coronavirus, the meeting was held in a video conference format in which representatives from each country participated from the offices of the representatives, but among the representatives of the 15 countries shown on the split screen, The representative of Russia was not seen.
In the past, it was uncommon for a representative of the Security Council's permanent member to be absent from the plenary session, and one UN executive pointed out that it was "extremely unusual." It shows the perception that it is unexpected.
China and Russia have often cooperated with each other in a position that sets them apart from the West, but since they jointly proposed a resolution calling for the termination of sanctions against North Korea last December, they have deepened their relationship. As for the issues surrounding Syria, by clarifying its attitude, it seems difficult for the Security Council to act in unity.