Sweden denounces UN Security Council inaction on West Asia
Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson on Friday criticized the UN Security Council for failing to adopt a resolution on the West Asian conflict.
It undermines the authority of the UN Security Council, Eliasson told reporters.
The parties could also wrongly assume that the world does not care about this conflict. They (the parties) have not listened very actively but if they get the signal from all the members of the security council, including the permanent members, that would be a signal that the escalation has to stop, he added.
Meanwhile, a convoy of Nordic and other European nationals arrived Friday evening in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Swedish Foreign Ministry officials said.
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