Reply #15: UN still indecisive when it comes to #Libya

[Catherina]

ZahratTrablis Zahrat El
UN still indecisive when it comes to #Libya http://tiny.cc/9pd8m
13 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

U.N. council to vote on Libya but China a wild card

By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS | Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:24pm EST

(Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council plans to vote on Saturday on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions on Libya's leaders, but China's delegation was awaiting word from Beijing on its vote, diplomats said.

The draft calls for an immediate referral of Libya's violent crackdown to the International Criminal Court.

...

Several envoys said it was doubtful the Chinese would veto the resolution. They said an abstention or a "yes" vote from China would be the most likely scenario.

...

But council members were divided over whether to immediately refer the issue to the permanent war crimes court. Diplomats said a number of council members, including China, Brazil, India and Portugal, initially had reservations about the ICC language.

...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-libya-un-idUSTRE71P26Z20110226