China and Russia veto U.N. resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping

China and Russia veto U.N. resolution on protecting Hormuz shipping

April 7 (Reuters) - At a vote in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, China and Russia vetoed a Bahraini resolution encouraging states to coordinate efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.The 15-member Security Council voted 11 in favor of the resolution, with two against - China and Russia - and two abstentions."The draft resolution has not been adopted, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Council, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al...

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