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UN diplomats: Syrian envoy Brahimi wants to resign

The diplomats say Brahimi is fed up with U.N. Security Council divisions that have prevented action on Syria.

UN extends Syria envoy Brahimi through 2013

Brahimi, a 79-year-old Algerian diplomat, replaced Kofi Annan as envoy in August after the former U.N. secretary-general failed to broker a cease-fire.

UN envoy meets US, Russia for Syria talks

Brahimi arrived Friday morning at the U.N.'s European headquarters for a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.

Syria envoy to meet Russian, US deputy ministers

The Interfax news agency is reporting that the U.N. envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, will meet Friday with top diplomats from Russia and the United States.

UN envoy, Moscow call for revival of Syria plan

"Brahimi said it remained to be determined what kind of government would follow and whether the elections called for under the plan would be for president or parliament.

UN envoy to Syria to visit Russia this weekend

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday that U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi will arrive in Moscow on one-day visit Saturday, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.

Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits

The trip is Brahimi's third since taking the job following the resignation of former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan after both sides disregarded a cease-fire he brokered in April.

Lavrov: Russia, US, Brahimi hold new Syria talks

"Lavrov met last week with Brahimi and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Dublin.

US works with Russia on Syria, but wants Assad out

The 40-minute meeting with Lavrov and Brahimi immediately seemed to ease some of the tensions between the U.S. and Russia over how best to address Syria's bloody, 21-month civil war.

US, Russia set for surprise Syria meeting

"In Ireland's capital, one idea that Brahimi could seek to resuscitate with U.S. and Russian support would be the political agreement strategy both countries agreed on in Geneva in June.

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