World powers share a “profound concern” that Syria is descending into civil war, international envoy Kofi Annan said, but nations remain committed to his six-point peace plan and have pledged to deploy cease-fire monitors there.
Mr. Annan, tasked with devising a solution to end President Assad's crackdown on a popular uprising, spoke to reporters in Geneva after briefing a closed-door session of the Security Council in New York by videoconference.
Keywords: Syria unrest, Kofi Annan mission
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This head line does not agree with it's own content. Annan did not say anything that blames one side more than the other. So far Mr. Annan has his facade of impartiality mostly intact.
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