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Annan due to arrive in Damascus to meet Syrian officials   

Kuwait News Agency - 28 May, 2012

The United Nations (UN) and Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan will arrive to Damascus on Monday to meet a number of Syrian officials in preparation for a primary evaluation of UN mission's tasks.

Annan will meet with officials of Damascus-based international organizations, namely those specialized in refugees and humanitarian affairs in order to evaluate their performance.

He pointed out that the international bodies complained about weak cooperation of the local authorities and associations, especially in supplying relief to the refugees.

Annan would also meet Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid al-Mu'alem before meeting President Bashar Al-Assad to discuss latest developments in Syria, and UN observers' mission work, besides the implementation of his plan to solve the Syrian crisis.

Annan visits the country at a time the violence is escalating, after few days of the appalling Al-Houla massacre that resulted in the killing of 92 people, among them 32 children.

The spokesman of the Syrian Foreign Ministry Jihad Maqdisi earlier denied any responsibility of the Syrian government in this horrifying massacre.
 
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