Vitaly Churkin(front), Russian permanent representative to the United Nations, is pictured after the Security Council adopted a resolution endorsing the Syria cease-fire arrangement brokered by Russia and Turkey as well as the new peace talks plan among Syrian conflict parties at the UN headquarters in New York, Dec. 31, 2016. The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Syria cease-fire arrangement brokered by Russia and Turkey as well as a new peace talks plan among Syrian conflict parties. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
