“But the stalemate among key members of the Council is obvious. The discussion among the P-5 went nowhere. Most of the non-permanent Council members were very concerned. The reality is that with the statement, there needs to be a re-energized diplomatic effort. I think most of us have concluded that just for the moment, it would be not be productive or useful to have a Security Council meeting in a formal way because it will go nowhere. It’s clear that we have to address this at a higher level – a leaders’ level – at the G20. So to answer the question: the council is not abrogating its role, at least not yet, but the geopolitics has shifted to hoped for talks at the G20. We’re in a little bit of a holding pattern until we see where the leaders take us in the next couple of days.” Mr. Quinlan said.