UN Security Council agrees to condemn Syria violence, say diplomats

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council has agreed to a statement condemning widespread violence in Syria’s coastal region and calling on Syria’s interim authorities to protect all Syrians, regardless of ethnicity or religion, diplomats said on Thursday.

The presidential statement, which is agreed by consensus, will be formally adopted on Friday, the diplomats said.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols in New York; editing by Kanishka Singh)