UN-African Union envoy Kofi Annan plans to return to Damascus in coming weeks, his spokesman said Tuesday. But the trip will depend on events in Syria, where Annan is trying to convince President Bashar al-Assad to implement a peace plan, Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi told AFP.
Annan told the UN Security Council on Tuesday of his plan to carry out a second trip to Syria since he was named special envoy.
There is no indication yet of the timing of the trip, Fawzi told AFP, but it would "certainly not" be in coming days.
"I would say weeks but all depends on what we hear from Damascus," he said in a written statement.
Annan went to Damascus on March 9-10 to meet Assad shortly after being named joint envoy by the UN and Arab League. Assad later agreed a six-point peace plan but the envoy says it has not been implemented.
Dozens of UN military observers are now in Syria monitoring a cessation of hostilities that started on April 12 but has barely held with government and opposition groups continuing attacks.
According to diplomats, Annan told the Security Council on Tuesday that his peace plan may be the "last chance" to avoid civil war in Syria as Assad's forces pursue attacks on civilians. Tweet Bookmark Print Badge the Comments! Give badges to the best comments you see! You will get four badges a day 0 Comments To have full access to the interactive features available in Haveeru Online please register or sign in. or Post a Comment Loading comments... Please wait
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