Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (L) greets UN-Arab League Special Joint Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi at the Damascus international airport in Damascus, Syria, Oct. 19, 2012. Brahimi set foot Friday in the Syrian capital Damascus to meet with top Syrian officials over the results of his regional tour aimed to garner support for his upcoming plan to solve the 19-month-old crisis. (Xinhua/Hazim)
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UN-AL envoy Brahimi sets foot in Syria for talks with top officials
DAMASCUS, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- UN-Arab League Special Joint Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi set foot Friday in the Syrian capital Damascus to meet with top Syrian officials over the results of his regional tour aimed to garner support for his upcoming plan to solve the 19-month-old crisis.
Upon his arrival, Brahimi said he will talk with the Syrian parties about the situation and the necessity of reducing violence especially during the upcoming Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha. Full story
