The U.N. General Assembly has approved an Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning President Bashar Assad’s regime for its escalating use of heavy weapons.
The resolution was adopted Wednesday by a vote of 107 to 12 with 59 abstentions.
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The support was far lower than for the assembly’s previous resolution last August denouncing Syria’s crackdown on dissent.
That was approved by an overwhelming vote of 133-12 with 31 abstentions.
Russia, a close ally of Syria, urged a “no” vote and a group of Latin American countries led by Argentina demanded changes – which weren’t accepted – to water down the resolution’s support for the Syrian National Coalition, the main opposition group.
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