[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban urges use of diplomacy; UN experts continue Syria investigation

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Why a moratorium against nuclear testing continues to be crucial Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   August 29, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban urges use of diplomacy; UN experts continue Syria investigation United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that "diplomacy should be given a chance" to resolve the Syrian crisis. The UN chemical-weapons team is expected to wrap up its investigation by Saturday despite a request by Syria's UN envoy to visit additional sites. 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