Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Turkey labels vetoing UN draft on Syria's probe "missed opportunity"


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(MENAFN) The vetoing of a UN draft resolution on investigating the alleged chemical attacks in Syria was described by the Turkish Foreign Ministry as a "missed opportunity, Anadolu Agency reported.

These remarks Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy, in a news conference in Ankara, said a draft resolution was submitted to the UN Security Council to allow an investigation on suspected chemical attack in Syria's eastern Ghouta but it was vetoed by Russia on Tuesday.

"The United States submitted the draft resolution but it was vetoed. We see this vetoed draft resolution as a missed opportunity," Aksoy said.

The spokesman added that Turkey was among the sponsors of the draft resolution.

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