Which countries sponsored the measure? [originaltext] The U.N. Security Counc

The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution strongly encouraging Syria to establish formal diplomatic ties with Lebanon. [24] The measure sponsored by France, Britain and the United States also calls for the two neighbors to set their common border. [25] Thirteen of the Council’s 15 members voted in favor of the resolution. China and Russia abstained. Washington’s U.N. Ambassador John BoRon said he would have preferred a unanimous vote. But he called the resolution an important step in implementing previous Council demands for the disarming of militias and the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Lebanon.