At U.N., Syria Blames Foes for Conflict and Says Refugee Crisis Was Invented -- New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Monday that the violence racking his country was entirely the fault of other nations supplying the armed opposition, that the refugee crisis was concocted by Syria’s enemies and that a dialogue on a political transition was still possible.
The minister, Walid al-Moallem, speaking on behalf of Syria at the annual opening debate of the General Assembly, did not introduce any new initiative in his recap of his country’s standard positions over the conflict that began in March 2011.
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AFRICA
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