Kofi Annan announced his resignation Thursday as Syria’s peace envoy and issued a blistering critique of world powers, bringing to a dramatic end a frustrating six-month effort that failed to achieve even a temporary cease-fire as the country plunged into civil war.
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Syria unrest: Kofi Annan shocked at Tremseh ‘atrocities’
UN and Arab League envoy for Syria Kofi Annan has said he is “shocked and appalled” at reports of mass killings in the Syrian village of Tremseh.
Annan arrives in Iran for talks on Syria: report
International envoy Kofi Annan arrived in Tehran on Monday from Syria for talks with the Islamic republic’s top security official and foreign minister, the Arabic-language Al-Alam television reported.
Annan Heading To Iran After Syria Meetings
United Nations-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan says he and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have agreed on an “approach” to end the violence in Syria.
Annan says Iran input needed to solve Syrian crisis
Kofi Annan, the UN and the Arab League envoy for Syria, told Le Monde on Saturday July 7 that his mission to reach a peaceful resolution has failed, adding that Iran should take part in the efforts to solve the crisis.
Annan Says Iran Should Be Consulted In International Plan For Syria
Kofi Annan is trying to rally the international community to bring the violence in Syria to an end. Annan even suggested that Iran should be consulted, an idea the United States doubts.
U.N. monitors shot at in Syria, Annan plan crumbles
U.N. monitors came under fire in Syria on Thursday while trying to investigate reports of a new massacre that raised the pressure on world powers struggling to halt the carnage and save a peace plan from collapse.
Annan: ‘Bold steps’ needed for Syria peace
Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, has called on the country’s government to take bold steps to prove its commitment to restoring peace during a visit to Damascus.
Syria violence still unacceptable, says Kofi Annan
BBC – The UN special envoy, Kofi Annan, has told the Security Council that Syria is still witnessing unacceptable levels of violence, despite a ceasefire being in place since 12 April.
Annan wants Iran to help solve Syrian crisis
Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, told a press conference in Tehran today that he hopes Iran will be a part of any solution to the crisis in Syria, even as Iran’s Foreign Minister emphasized that changes in Syria must be achieved under the government of Beshar Assad.