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U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan reads a statement after his meeting with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus March 11, 2012.
Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2012

Open quoteThe Security Council should support them not as an ultimatum, but as a basis for the continuing efforts by Kofi Annan.Close quote

  • SERGEY LAVROV,
  • Russian Foreign Minister, saying Russia is ready to support a U.N. resolution endorsing Annan's proposals to settle the Syria crisis, signaling that it is prepared to increase pressure on its old ally
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