British ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said the United Nations Security Council received a "very positive message" from coalition president Ahmed al-Jarba, said the Reuters News Agency.
Jarba and three other senior Syrian National Coalition members – Burhan Ghalioun, Najib Ghadbian and Michel Kilo - were in New York to meet informally with the 15-member UN Security Council.Lyall Grant said Jarba made, "a very strong statement of commitment to the unity of Syria, to democracy and to plurality. He condemned extremism and he rejected terrorism."
"Overall I think it was a useful meeting, even thought I think one should not be carried away too much because clearly there are still some obstacles to be overcome for the Geneva 2 conference to be convened," said Russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
The 15-member Security Council has been deadlocked on Syria.
Russia, an ally and arms supplier of Assad, and China have three times blocked action against Assad supported by the remaining veto powers - the United States, Britain and France.
"We asked them (Russia) to stop providing the political and military support for this criminal regime to continue its crimes against the Syrian people," senior Syrian National Coalition member Najib Ghadbian told reporters after the meeting.
[Reuters]
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