Friday, September 30, 2011

Head of UN Syria probe is hopeful of access to country. - swissinfo

Head of UN Syria probe is hopeful of access to country. - swissinfo

Clipped from article:

by Simon Bradley, swissinfo.ch

The head of a United Nations commission of inquiry into rights violations in Syria says he hopes the team will soon be allowed into the country.

Meanwhile, in New York the Security Council remains divided over possible sanctions against Syria, and reports of armed resistance have emerged after months of mostly peaceful protests.

“We hope to go to Syria so that all parties can share their points of view. It’s in the Syrian authorities’ interests to make known their version of the facts,” Commission President Sergio Pinheiro told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

The 67-year-old Brazilian said he was optimistic his team would be allowed into the country, citing the success of a UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) humanitarian mission to Syria at the end of August. [ read more at link ]

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