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Syrian Resolution viewed as an important moment for ties
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NEW YORK, 10 July, 2021: The Friday’s adoption of a Resolution on Syria by the Security Council is an "important moment for their countries' relations, said the Russian and U.S. Ambassadors to the UN.
According to the media, on Friday, the Security Council (SC) unanimously adopted a Resolution on the re-authorization of the cross-border aid mechanism for Syrians after Russia and the US reached a compromise in last-minute talks.
By Thursday, two competing draft resolutions were to be voted on by the SC; one was tabled by Norway and Ireland, the other by Russia.
The Ireland-Norway text seeks a 12-month extension of the cross-border mechanism, while the Russian text would allow an extension of only six months.
Russia and the US were able to bridge the differences in the two drafts and jointly tabled the final text together with Ireland and Norway.
However, this is the first time since 2016 that the Security Council acted unanimously on the Syria humanitarian file.
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