Algerian 'to be UN Syria envoy'

Aleppo : Syria | Aug 09, 2012 at 5:30 PM PDT

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Veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, according to diplomats. If confirmed, he would succeed former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who resigned last week saying he could no longer carry out the role. FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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