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  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday called the resolution's stipulation that Mr. Assad step down "absolutely unforgivable'' and "a rather irresponsible statement, because it attempts to undermine the chance to calm the situation," Russia's Interfax news service reported.

    Syrian Forces Battle Ahead of U.N. Talks Nour Malas 2012

  • Gadhafi, providing that would be consistent with the U.N. resolution's aim of protecting civilians, the person said.

    Cameron Calls Libyan Air Defenses 'Largely Neutralized' Alistair MacDonald 2011

  • Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, the resolution's sponsor, said stronger oversight was necessary to "rein in big government and shine light on our federal regulatory process."

    House Republicans lead charge to reduce regulations 2011

  • Bashar Ja'afari, the Syrian ambassador to the U.N., accused the resolution's co-sponsors of encouraging armed groups seeking to overthrow the Syrian regime.

    U.N. and Turkey Increase Pressure on Syria's Assad Joe Lauria 2011

  • It was not until 1988, more than two decades after the resolution's passage, that the Palestine National Congress grudgingly accepted resolution 242.

    Land for War Efraim Karsh 2011

  • Secondly, I don't know what the resolution's going to say.

    Ziad J. Asali, M.D.: ATFP Backgrounder on the Question of Palestinian UN Initiatives M.D. Ziad J. Asali 2011

  • The city's five pension funds are among the resolution's sponsors.

    Pension Funds Add Pressure to Nabors Joann S. Lublin 2011

  • The Security Council expected negotiations between Israel and the Arabs to produce a more defensible frontier for Israel, one consistent with, in the words of the resolution's other key formulation, the right of every state in the region "to live in peace with secure and recognized boundaries."

    Land for War Efraim Karsh 2011

  • British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said new language had been proposed on Wednesday to bridge differences with Russia over foreign military intervention, the removal of President Assad during a transition to democratic elections, as well as clarification on the resolution's threat of sanctions if Syria doesn't comply in 15 days.

    Syria Fight Grows as U.N. Negotiates With Russia Nour Malas 2012

  • They also sought to undermine the resolution's insistence on the need for a negotiated settlement, seeking time and again to engineer an internationally imposed dictate despite their commitment to a negotiated settlement through the Oslo process.

    Land for War Efraim Karsh 2011

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