They are calling for a political transition and establishment of a democratic government in Syria after the Security Council´s failure to address the crisis.[break]
Saudi Arabia´s Ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi and Qatari diplomat Abdulrahman Al-Hamadi announced Arab plans to seek action by the 193-member world body, where there are no vetoes, during a Security Council debate on the Middle East on Wednesday.
Last week, Russia and China vetoed a Security Council resolution aimed at pressuring the Syrian government to halt the violence by threatening sanctions.
Syria´s U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja´afari accused the Saudis and Qataris of interfering militarily, financially and politically in Syria and "conspiring" against international envoy Kofi Annan´s six-point peace plan.
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