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Paris rejects Russian UN draft resolution to end Turkish cross-border shelling in Syria, as US gives Ankara its backing.
Western powers have rejected a proposed UN resolution drawn up by Russia that demanded the immediate halt of cross-border shelling by the Turkish army into Syria.
The Russian draft presented at an emergency security council meeting on Friday sought to "cease any actions that undermine Syria's sovereignty".
When asked whethere he supported the move, France's UN ambassador Francois Delattre replied, "the short answer is no", the Associated Press news agency reported.
Delattre said the current military escalation is "the direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of Syria led by the Syrian regime and its allies."
The French UN representaive added Russia must understand that its support for Syria's President Bashar Assad is "a dead end that could be extremely dangerous."
West rejects Russia push against Turkey over Syria - Al Jazeera English
Western powers have rejected a proposed UN resolution drawn up by Russia that demanded the immediate halt of cross-border shelling by the Turkish army into Syria.
The Russian draft presented at an emergency security council meeting on Friday sought to "cease any actions that undermine Syria's sovereignty".
When asked whethere he supported the move, France's UN ambassador Francois Delattre replied, "the short answer is no", the Associated Press news agency reported.
Delattre said the current military escalation is "the direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of Syria led by the Syrian regime and its allies."
The French UN representaive added Russia must understand that its support for Syria's President Bashar Assad is "a dead end that could be extremely dangerous."
West rejects Russia push against Turkey over Syria - Al Jazeera English