Kofi Annan chosen special UN emissary to Syria

In a major development, the United Nations is reported to have nominated Kofi Annan, the ex-United Nations Secretary, to be its special envoy to address the ongoing crisis in Syria. As the United Nations facilitator, Kofi Annan’s task is clearly cut out. He would convince the Bashar-Al-Asaad regime to come to a peace agreement and prevent the country from going into an all-out civil war.

Incidentally, this is the third time the United Nations is trying to prevent President Assad of Syria from waging violent attacks on its people and make him step down from power. The previous two attempts have been unsuccessful.

It has been confirmed that the Ghanian diplomat would widely engage with prominent interlocutors both within and outside the country to diffuse Syria crisis. The UN is depending on Kofi Annan’s persuasion skill to make President Assad put a halt to ongoing bloodshed in Syria.

The United Nations, for its part, has given a lot of thought in picking Kofi Annan as special emissary to Syria. It is believed that his non-Arab background plus distinguished career gives him an edge over others. So far, an estimated 5400 deaths have been attributed to incessant killing by its security force in Syria.