Representative of France Briefs Press following Veto on Syria Draft Resolution

Gérard Araud (second from left), Permanent Representative of France to the UN, speaks to the press following the Security Council's consideration of a draft resolution strongly condemning ongoing violence by Syrian authorities against civilian protesters. The draft resolution was vetoed by two of the Council's permanent members, China and the Russian Federation. Mr. Araud was among the nine Members, including all European Members, to vote in favour of the draft resolution. Pictured with him, from left: Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom; Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany; and José Filipe Moraes Cabral, Permanent Representative of Portugal.