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Kofi Annan 'Optimistic' After Meeting Syria's Assad

But no peace deal yet

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 11, 2012 9:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – Kofi Annan left a second round of talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad today without a deal to stop the bloodshed, but "optimistic for several reasons," the UN-Arab League envoy tells al-Jazeera. "It's going to be tough. It's going to... Read full story »

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Kofi Annan 'Optimistic' After Meeting Syria's Assad

But no peace deal yet

Syria • Kofi Annan • Bashar al-Assad • Arab protests • Syria protests • Arab Spring • Syrian uprising • Syria opposition

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