Syria accuses UN peace envoy of bias
FM statement blasts Lakhdar Brahimi for siding with the rebels
Lakhdar Brahimi, Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, in November 2012 (photo credit: AP/Richard Drew)
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government has accused the UN peace envoy to Syria of bias.
In a statement Thursday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry criticizes Lakhdar Brahimi, saying his comments to the media show he has “diverted from the core of his mission.”
The statement was the strongest criticism of Brahimi since he took over from veteran diplomat Kofi Annan as the UN-Arab League peace envoy in the summer.
In a BBC interview, Brahimi called for real, not cosmetic change in Syria and accused Assad of resisting the aspirations of his people.
The statement also says he was “blatantly bias” toward those who conspire against Syria.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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