Secular Café: Annan Resigns as Syria Peace Envoy

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Annan Resigns as Syria Peace Envoy Aug 2nd 2012, 16:37 Quote: Annan Resigns as Syria Peace Envoy By RICK GLADSTONE Published: August 2, 2012 In a statement, Mr. Ban said Mr. Annan had informed him “of his intention not to renew his mandate” when it expires at the end of August. Mr. Annan has grown increasingly frustrated over his failure to achieve even a basic cease-fire in the conflict, which began 17 months ago as a peaceful uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and has now escalated into civil war. A Nobel Peace Prize winner and former United Nations secretary general, Mr. Annan, 74, is one of the world’s most seasoned diplomats. He agreed last February to act as a special representative for both the United Nations and Arab League to negotiate a peace plan in the Syria conflict, and received unanimous backing from the United Nations Security Council. .... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/wo...ace-envoy.html

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