Surprise Me!

Syria envoy Brahimi tries again

2012-12-24 61 Dailymotion

U.N and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi meets with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus - and says he told him the situation is "still a reason for worry".<br/> <br />Brahimi was forced to drive to the Syrian capital through Lebanon because of fighting around the main Damascus airport.<br/> <br />He told reporters his meeting with Assad dealt with general conditions and the two had discussed potential solutions to the crisis.<br/> <br />"I told him what I was seeing abroad and about the meetings I had with different officials," he said.<br/> <br />"We hope that all sides work towards a solution as the Syrian people want."<br/> <br />The meeting was Brahimi's third with Assad with violence in the country escalating significantly since the last one.<br/> <br />Activists say at least 60 people were killed in an airstrike on a bakery in the country's central Hama province on Sunday - seen here in amateur video which Reuters cannot independently verify.<br/> <br />Rights groups say more 44,000 people have been killed since the revolt against Assad began 21 months ago.

Buy Now on CodeCanyon