SYRIA: Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan meets with Syrian Mufti Hassoun, Patriarch Hazim and other Muslim and Christian clerics in Damascus

Record ID: 280415

  • Title: SYRIA: Former United Nations chief Kofi Annan meets with Syrian Mufti Hassoun, Patriarch Hazim and other Muslim and Christian clerics in Damascus
  • Date: 12th March 2012
  • Summary: DAMASCUS, SYRIA (MARCH 11, 2012) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) EXTERIOR OF SYRIAN MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS SYRIAN FLAG SYRIA'S MUFTI AHMAD BADER AL-DIN HASSOUN, RECEIVING UN-ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY, KOFI ANNAN CLOSE SHOT OF ANNAN HASSOUN GIVING A SOUVENIR TO ANNAN SOUVENIR ANNAN AND HASSOUN ANNAN, HASSOUN AND ORTHODOX PATRIARCH IGNATIOS IV HAZIM ANNAN RECEIVING THE SO
  • Embargoed: 27th March 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country: Syria
  • Topics: Conflict
  • Reuters ID: LVA3LLQ8I0DLR52MS7UT1Q8VYFW5
  • Story Text: UN-Arab League Envoy Kofi Annan, met with Syrian Mufti Ahmad Bader al-Din Hassoun, Orthodox Patriarch Ignatios IV Hazim and representatives of other Muslim and Christian sects, in the Syrian Ministry of Endowments on Sunday (March 11).
    Annan on Saturday made proposals on stopping the violence between security forces and the opposition in the year-old revolt against Assad, access for humanitarian agencies, release of detainees and the start of political dialogue.
    The talks were "candid and comprehensive", a spokesman quoted Annan as saying. He was to meet Assad again on Sunday before leaving Syria for Qatar.
    Assad told U.N./Arab League envoy Annan Syria was "ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it is witnessing", state news agency SANA reported.
    "No political dialogue or political activity can succeed while there are armed terrorist groups operating and spreading chaos and instability," he said.
    Thousands have been killed in Syria since since a popular uprising against Assad erupted a year ago.
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