BALADI NEWS
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Russia and China have "blood on their hands" after the two countries blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border humanitarian aid to 4 million Syrians for another year.
"The Russian Federation's and China's veto yesterday of a Security Council resolution that allows for humanitarian aid to reach millions of Syrians is shameful," Pompeo said in a statement on Saturday.
"To Russia and China, who have chosen to make a political statement by opposing this resolution, you have blood on your hands."
Russia, backed by China, on Friday cast its 14th UN Security Council veto since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011.
The resolution, drafted by Belgium, Kuwait and Germany, would have allowed cross-border humanitarian deliveries for a further 12 months from two points in Turkey and one in Iraq.
Source: Al Jazeera.