Russia on Tuesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted resolution that would have extended for a year the mandate of a panel investigating who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
The investigation by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons - known as the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) - was unanimously created by the 15-member U.N. Security Council in 2015 and renewed in 2016 for another year.
The vote came a day after the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it was necessary to study the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) report which was expected to be delivered on October 26. However, the US insisted that the mandate should be extended immediately as it would expire on November 16.
According to Moscow, Russia’s position on the extension of the mandate would depend on the quality of the investigation and its compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Its latest report is due Thursday and the mission's mandate is due to expire in mid-November.
China abstained from Tuesday's vote, while Bolivia joined Russia in voting no. Eleven countries voted in favor of the text.
[elethos.gr/RT/Sputnik]
24/10/17
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