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Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
Subject:
Virtual press stakeout following the UN Special Envoy for Syria’s briefing to the Security Council in closed session today, Tuesday 9 February, at 4 p.m. Geneva time (10 a.m. New York)
Speaker:
- Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria
Audio CH1 (L) Floor (English), CH2 (R) Arabic
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