Gov’t defends not voting on Syria resolution

Bashir al-Assad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday defended Guyana’s abstention from a United Nations vote on the strife in Syria, saying that the international response can only succeed if it is united and addresses all sides of the conflict.

In a statement, the ministry said that the August 3rd resolution passed by the majority of the United Nations General Assembly fell short of contributing to a viable political solution to the Syrian conflict, while noting that the government found