U.N. chief says de Mistura to be new Syria mediator
2014/07/10 21:55:36 @Reuters: World News
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appointed veteran U.N. official Staffan de Mistura, a former U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq, to replace Lakhdar Brahimi as the international mediator seeking an end to Syria's civil war. [ VIEW FULL COVERAGE @Reuters: World News ]