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U.N. official says Syria "at a crossroads," urges inclusive transition and halt to coastal attacks
Summary
At a public Security Council briefing, United Nations official Garrett Pedersen warned that recent coastal violence, foreign interference and continued attacks risk pushing Syria toward renewed instability and called for an inclusive transitional process, a stop to Israeli strikes and international political and economic support.
United Nations official Garrett Pedersen warned Tuesday that recent violence on Syria's coast, ongoing foreign interference and continued strikes risk worsening the country's instability and urged international support for an inclusive transition.
"What happened... on the coast is not only extremely alarming, it's disturbing, you know, unacceptable," Pedersen said during a public question-and-answer session introduced by a moderator who identified him as having briefed the Security Council. He said an investigation of the coastal incident is under way and that authorities and international partners should await a proper result.
Pedersen said there is an "agreement in principle" between authorities in…
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