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Ashton calls for rapid appointment of Kofi Annan successor

The EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has called for a rapid appointment by the UN and the Arab League of a successor to Kofi Annan.

Ashton calls for rapid appointment of Kofi Annan successor

Thu, 02 Aug, 2012 - 22:04

The EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has called for a rapid appointment by the UN and the Arab League of a successor to Kofi Annan.

It comes after he quit as Syria's peace envoy earlier today.

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