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January 10, 2013

U.N.-Arab League Envoy Suggests Assad Should Leave 
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The U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria has issued his strongest words to
date against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Speaking to
BBC News, Lakhdar Brahimi appeared to endorse Assad's departure from
government as part of any political solution in Syria.

Lakhdar Brahimi: "What people are saying is that the family ruling for
40 years is a little bit too long. So the change has to be — has
to be real. And I think that President Assad could take the lead in
responding to this aspiration of his people rather than resisting it."

 

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