KOFI ANNAN

Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said today that Kofi Annan’s decision to resign from his post as special envoy to Syria was regrettable.»

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Tehran on Wednesday to analyze the situation in Syria and Iran’s participation in an international conference on the Syrian conflict, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.»

Kofi Annan, special envoy of the United Nations (UN) and the Arab League (AL), on Monday arrived in the country to seek the implementation of effective steps for a peaceful resolution to the crisis of violence affecting the country.»

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi confirmed on Wednesday that the special envoy of the UN and the Arab League to Syria, Kofi Annan, will visit Iran next week to discuss the situation in the country. Salehi said at an Iranian cabinet meeting that Annan’s visit, originally set for this week, was postponed due to the busy schedule of the former »