[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban urges Syrian president to reach political solution with opposition

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's tech-transfer platform spurs investment in poorer countries Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   September 10, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban urges Syrian president to reach political solution with opposition United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to end the civil war by "engaging in political dialogue" with opposition leaders. Meanwhile, Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy for Syria, is in Damascus for talks with both sides. 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