SYRIA: International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi calls for a ceasefire during the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday after Syrian state television reported he met with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus

Record ID: 281491

  • Title: SYRIA: International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi calls for a ceasefire during the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday after Syrian state television reported he met with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus
  • Date: 21st October 2012
  • Summary: DAMASCUS, SYRIA (OCTOBER 21, 2021) (REUTERS) **CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY** EXTERIOR OF THE DAMA ROSE HOTEL INTERNATIONAL MEDIATOR LAKHDAR BRAHIMI ARRIVING FOR NEWS BRIEFING CAMERA (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LAKHDAR BRAHIMI, INTERNATIONAL MEDIATOR SAYING: "We called some leaders of the peaceful and armed opposition inside and outside the country. We have received a positive re
  • Embargoed: 5th November 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country: Syria
  • Topics: Conflict,Religion
  • Reuters ID: LVA16TUL2AKF18HTNDCQMTQ71LSX
  • Story Text: International Mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi said on Sunday (October 21) he has received positive responses for his ceasefire initiative by all the parties he met with outside Syria and the official opposition within Syria.

    "We called also some leaders of the peaceful opposition and some armed groups inside and outside the country. We have received positive response. All the opposition members we met outside the country as well as the officials in the neighbouring countries, said that it is a good idea. They all support and accept it," said Brahimi after meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
    Brahimi added that if the ceasefire happened during Adha holiday then there can be a possibility to build on it.

    "If we achieved this ceasefire during the Adha holiday and continued, we would try to build on it. If it did not happen then we will keep trying and we hope we can open a way of relief for Syrian people," he said.
    Brahimi refused to answer in Syrian government has accepted the initiative or not. He said this should be answered by the government itself.
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