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| Kofi Annan |
United Nations and Arab League joint special envoy to the Syrian conflict, Kofi Annan resigned on August 2.
UN secretary General Ban
Ki-moon announced that Annan will not will not “renew his mandate” when it expires
at the end of August.
He said in the announcement that “Tragically, the spiral
of violence in Syria is continuing. The hand extended to turn away from
violence in favor of dialogue and diplomacy — as spelled out in the Six-Point
Plan — has not been taken, even though it still remains the best hope for the
people of Syria.”
Annan brokered a six-point
peace plan for syria which was never implemented by both Assad government and
the opposition.
Ban K-moon said Annan
deserved “our profound admiration for the selfless way in which he has put his
formidable skills and prestige to this most difficult and potentially thankless
of assignments”.
He also said he was working together
with the Arab League to find a successor to “carry on this crucial peacemaking
effort”.
He added “I remain convinced that
yet more bloodshed is not the answer; each day of it will only make the
solution more difficult while bringing deeper suffering to the country and
greater peril to the region.”
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