Syria tells UN Mideast negotiator Roed-Larsen not welcome in Damascus

Syria informed the United Nations that one of its key negotiators trying to defuse the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, Terje Roed-Larsen, would not be welcome in Damascus, Syria's UN Ambassador confirmed Wednesday.

Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said the Syrian government also made clear that Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special political adviser, Vijay Nambiar, who is leading the three-member UN team, would be welcome along with UN Mideast envoy Alvaro de Soto. (AP)