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Sat May 26 22:26:34 SAST 2012
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Reuters | 02 February, 2012 00:55
Defected Syrian soldiers are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President al-Assad in Khalidieh
Syrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Khalidieh, near Homs January 2012.
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A senior Russian diplomat said there was no chance a Western-Arab draft UN Security Council resolution could pass without language clearly ruling out potential military intervention, the Interfax news agency reported.

Vladimir Chizhov's remarks provided a further hint that Russia would veto the resolution, which supports an Arab League plan calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cede power.

"We reject ... any attempts to use the Security Council to foster conflict and justify eventual foreign military intervention," Interfax quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov.

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