The Western countries on Wednesday proposed the UN Security Council a draft resolution demanding sanctions against Syria over its worsening conflict. The draft resolution lays the ground for a new Security Council debate over Syria in coming days, after Russia proposed its own resolution, which exclude threat of measures against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Britain’s ambassador to the UN Mark Lyall Grant said on Wednesday that the proposal by Britain, France, the US, and Germany was submitted after Kofi Annan called for “clear consequences” if Damacus government and Syrian opposition fail to carry out his 6-point peace plan. According to the new proposal, the West will give President al-Assad’s government 10 days to stop using heavy weapons, or face economic and diplomatic sanctions. The proposal also extends mandate of UN Monitoring Mission in Syria for 45 days.