The UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution calling for a 30-day humanitarian ceasefire across Syria, originally scheduled for Friday, has been postponed to Saturday at 19:00 local time (XNUMX:XNUMX). Cyprus time), according to diplomats who spoke to AFP and Reuters.
According to the diplomats cited by the French Agency, a new draft decision was finalized and submitted to the Member States. When drafting a new text, the practice is for voting at the UN Security Council to take place before at least one day has elapsed.
Negotiations on a ceasefire across Syria have been under way since February 9th to avoid a veto by Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council and a key supporter of the Syrian regime.