Kofi Annan visited Russia

The threat of the Syria conflict escalating into a full-scale civil war with a clear division along religious and ethnic lines is bringing the positions of countries seeking a settlement closer together, as demonstrated by recent meetings in Moscow between the Russian leadership and UN Special Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan.

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