Security Council Report has published an Update Report on Syria. They note:
On 25 May France, Germany, Portugal and the UK circulated to Security Council members a draft resolution condemning the government crackdown in Syria. At press time it was unclear when the draft might be put to a vote. Discussions at the G8 summit in France today and tomorrow could be significant in this regard. The initiative to take action on the violence by Syria against its citizens has been gaining ground over the last month. But there have been divisions in the Council. However, it seems that there are now the necessary nine votes to adopt a resolution so the question of Council dynamics becomes the positions of the three permanent members who have not yet been willing to support formal Council action (China, Russia and the US).
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