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U.N. envoy to Syria on way to Damascus
December 23, 2012
December 23, 2012
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BEIRUT The international envoy for Syria's civil war arrived in Beirut on Sunday and planned to travel by land to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Lebanese airport officials said.
Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, has made little apparent progress toward brokering a negotiated solution to Syria's crisis since he assumed his post in September, mostly because neither side appears interested in talks.
The security situation inside Syria has declined in the meantime, with rebel forces expanding their control in the north and near the capital and storming a number of army
Lakhdar Brahimi, who represents the United Nations and the Arab League, has made little apparent progress toward brokering a negotiated solution to Syria's crisis since he assumed his post in September, mostly because neither side appears interested in talks.
The security situation inside Syria has declined in the meantime, with rebel forces expanding their control in the north and near the capital and storming a number of army
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