Syria: Algeria's Brahimi 'could replace Annan'

10 Aug 2012, 9:39 am   -   Source: AAP
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Brahimi has worked in several high-profile positions at the UN, including as envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq. (Getty)

Brahimi has worked in several high-profile positions at the UN, including as envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq. (Getty)

Former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi is a strong possibility to replace former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria. 

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Diplomats say that former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi is a strong candidate to replace former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria.

Diplomats who requested anonymity because they weren't authorised to speak publicly said that Brahimi was a strong possibility, while other contenders are ex-NATO chief Javier Solana of Spain and ex-Spanish foreign affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.

Brahimi has worked in several high-profile positions at the UN, including as envoy to Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a member of the Elders, a group of world leaders working for global peace that includes Nelson Mandela.

Annan announced his resignation last week as joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, ending a frustrating six-month effort that failed to achieve even a temporary ceasefire.

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