The Saudi daily Asharq Alawsat today gives this rundown of the present standpoints on Syria of the 15 members of the UN Security Council:
Permanent members
- United States: For Assad to stand down
- United Kingdom: For Assad to stand down
- France: For Assad to stand down
- Russia: For Assad-Opposition dialogue
- China: Against foreign intervention
Non-permanent members
- Azerbaijan: Backs Arab League position
- Colombia: Ambiguous
- Germany: For Assad to stand down
- Guatemala: Backs Arab League position
- India: Against foreign intervention
- Morocco: Backs Arab League position
- Pakistan: For Syria’s sovereignty
- Portugal: For Assad to stand down
- South Africa: For regime-sponsored political solution
- Togo: Depending on South Africa
