Security Council votes to send observers to Syria
The Security Council has adopted a resolution to deploy an advance monitoring team to Syria.
The Security Council has adopted a resolution to deploy an advance monitoring team to Syria.
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The UN Security Council is meeting behind closed doors in connection with the deployment of an advance observer mission to Syria.
It is expected that up to 12 personnel will travel to the country ahead of a possible full mission that could comprise up to 250 observers.
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The Security Council is consulting on the possibility of sending an observer mission to Syria.
This follows a request from the UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy on Syria, Kofi Annan, who briefed council members via videoconference on Thursday.
Dianne Penn reports.
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