Russia Facing Heat Over Syria
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Channel: The Wall Street Journal · 2012 · News & Politics
Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi faces a formidable struggle at the U.N. Security Council in New York Tuesday to persuade Russia to endorse a League plan to peacefully resolve the rapidly escalating Syrian crisis. Flanked by Qatar's prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, Arabi is to face off against a lower-level Russian diplomat. Russia can veto a resolution that calls for Syria's President Basher al-Assad to temporarily step aside for a deputy to run the country in a national-unity government until general elections are prepared. A similar deal in Yemen led to the ouster of long-time strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh last month, though there's several key differences. Don’t miss a WSJ video, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/14Q81Xy More from the Wall Street Journal: Visit WSJ.com: http://www.wsj.com Visit the WSJ Video Center: https://wsj.com/video On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/wsj/videos/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/WSJ On Snapchat: https://on.wsj.com/2ratjSM
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