Russia and China had signaled they opposed wording the resolution in a way that threatened sanctions. Chinese Foreign Minister , Li Zhaoxing, told the council, "The commission itself believes that the investigation is yet to be completed and there is no final conclusion. Under such circumstances it is inappropriate for the council to prejudge the outcome of the investigation and to threaten to impose sanctions." Syria had earlier rejected the findings of the UN investigation into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri .
Russia and China had signaled they opposed wording the resolution in a way that threatened sanctions. Chinese Foreign Minister , told the council, "The commission itself believes that the investigation is yet to be completed and there is no final conclusion. Under such circumstances it is inappropriate for the council to prejudge the outcome of the investigation and to threaten to impose sanctions." Syria had earlier rejected the findings of the UN investigation into the murder of the former Lebanese prime minister .
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Li Zhaoxing,
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Rafiq al-Hariri