WORLD_ Deep rift between Russia, US on Syria

Deep rift between Russia, US on Syria
Updated: 18:44, Sunday September 9, 2012
Sky NEWS


Hillary Clinton says she will continue to try to convince Moscow to back increased international pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

A day after Russia soundly rejected her call for UN sanctions to be imposed on Syria if al-Assad refuses to stop fighting and relinquish power, Clinton said she was 'realistic' in her approach.

She said that if the Russians refused to go along the US and its allies would boost their support for the Syrian opposition.

'The United States disagrees with the approach on Syria,' she told reporters at a news conference at the end of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit where she was filling in for President Barack Obama.

'We have to bring more pressure to bear on the Assad regime to end the bloodshed and begin a political, democratic transition.'

The Obama administration has been hoping to jack up pressure on al-Assad at the upcoming UN general assembly session and potentially introduce a new UN security council resolution that would include sanctions.

Russia and China have blocked three previous similar resolutions because they could lead to sanctions.

'There is no point in passing a resolution with no teeth because we have seen time and time again that Assad will ignore it and keep attacking his own people,' Clinton said.

he said convincing the Russians would be a tough, if not impossible, sell.

'We have to be realistic,' she said. 'We haven't seen eye to eye with Russia on Syria.

'That may continue, and if it does continue, then we will work with like-minded states to support the Syrian opposition to hasten the day when Assad falls and to help prepare Syria for a democratic future and help it get back on its feet again.'

After meeting Clinton on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said bluntly Russia opposes penalties against the al-Assad government, in addition to new ones against Iran over its nuclear program, in part because they harm Russian commercial interests.

Unilateral US sanctions against Syria and Iran increasingly take on an extraterritorial character, directly affecting the interests of Russian business, in particular banks, he said.

Clinton had told Lavrov that the security council needs to do more to send 'a strong message' to Assad, said a senior US official, adding that the council risks 'abrogating its responsibility' if it fails to act.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the conversation was private.




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