UN Syria envoy Brahimi said to consider resigning

UN Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi threatened the Russians to resign last week if they did not press the Assad regime to commit to a political settlement of the conflict in Syria.
U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrives for a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX18LCS
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrives for a news conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva February 11, 2014. - REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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UN Syria envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with the Russians last week and threatened to resign if they did not get the Syrian regime to seriously negotiate.

Russian diplomats in the meeting said they would like to have another round of Syria peace talks in Geneva, a western official told Al-Monitor Wednesday.

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