United Nations (CNN) – A Security Council meeting ended Thursday evening with no agreement on a draft resolution intended to pressure Syria to end its months-long crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.

“There are still complicated issues,” U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said.

“We’ll see what the reaction of the capitals will be,” Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said of the fate of the reworked wording of the resolution, which was submitted by the Moroccan delegation. “They’re assessing the situation. We’ll see what the outcome is going to be.”

Before the talks, Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby said Thursday that even a watered-down resolution would pressure the Syrian government.

Meanwhile, at least 70 people were killed across Syria on Wednesday, opposition activists said, with three more deaths reported Thursday.

The draft discussed Thursday had dropped demands from an Arab League plan for Syria to form a unity government and for President Bashar al-Assad to delegate power to his deputy.

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