(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to UN Security Council members that he had decided to appoint Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen as his new special envoy for Syria, diplomatic sources told TASS .
According to the sources, the secretary general delivered the news in a letter to UN Security Council members.
"In taking this decision, I have consulted broadly, including with the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic," reads the letter.
According to Guterres, the new envoy would "support the Syrian parties by facilitating an inclusive and credible political solution that meets the democratic aspirations of the Syrian people."
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