NZ’s ‘disappointment’ at Syrian resolution blocking

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the use of the veto in response to a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Syria is cynical and disappointing. ‘‘New Zealand co-sponsored a resolution with Egypt and Spain calling for a halt to the violence in Syria, humanitarian access to Aleppo, and the resumption of negotiations ... Russia, supported by China, has used its veto to block the resolution.’’ This was ‘‘particularly disappointing’’, McCully said.