International Peace Envoy Brahimi Arrives in Damascus -- Voice of America
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Damascus Friday for talks with Syrian officials on securing a temporary cease-fire in the 19-month-old conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups.
The U.N.-Arab League envoy is scheduled to meet Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Saturday morning. He is also expected to meet with President Bashar al-Assad on his trip.
The peace envoy is pushing for Syrian officials to support a cease-fire during the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha that begins October 26. The Secretaries-General of the U.N. and the Arab League issued a statement Friday calling for a cessation of violence during the religious period.
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Peace envoy Brahimi pushes in Syria for ceasefire -- Reuters
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