Brahimi expected in Damascus on Friday: U.N. spokesman

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Brahimi expected in Damascus on Friday: U.N. spokesman

October 19, 2012 10:17 AM

International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, left, shakes hands with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh following their meeting in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)

BEIRUT: U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is expected in Damascus on Friday to try to broker a brief ceasefire in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and rebels, U.N. spokesman in Damascus Khaled al-Masri told Reuters.

Brahimi has been travelling in the region with the aim of convincing Assad's main backers and his foes to support a ceasefire during the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival next week.

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U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is expected in Damascus on Friday to try to broker a brief ceasefire in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and rebels, U.N. spokesman in Damascus Khaled al-Masri told Reuters.

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