Moscow backs Kofi Annan as Syria envoy February 24, 2012 - 19:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow supports the appointment of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as the UN and Arab League envoy for the crisis in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Friday, February 23, RIA Novosti reported. “We expect that the activity of this authoritative politician will contribute to solving the pressing political and humanitarian issues in Syria on the basis of work with all parties in the interest of peace through inclusive political dialogue between the Syrian government and the opposition,” Lukashevich said in a statement. “Russia is ready for close cooperation with him in the search for mutually acceptable solutions to these issues,” the spokesman added. The United Nations and the Arab League have appointed Kofi Annan as their Joint Special Envoy to deal with the crisis in Syria, the UN reported on its website. In a joint statement, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby said Annan will serve as their high-level representative on the crisis in Syria, and will be supported by an Arab deputy, to be chosen later. Syria has been the scene of continuous anti-government protests for nearly a year. According to the UN, more than 5,400 people have died in the unrest. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news “Wall Street and W” scribe to adapt “Three Graves Full” novel  The book follows a mild-mannered guy who happens to kill somebody he wishes he’d never met, and buries the body in his backyard.Park Chan-wook cult film “Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance” getting remake The film centers on two men who are bound by their common sense of loss and headed on a collision course of revenge.Karabakh President meets Armenia’s judge advocate At the meeting, Persident Bako Sahakyan and deputy attorney-general Gevorg Kostanyan discussed the activities of prosecutor’s office.Deputy FM slams Azeri attempts to distort reality behind Karabakh conflict Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. |
