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Kerry tackles Congo and Syria conflicts at UN

Secretary of State John Kerry tackled two of the world's most intractable conflicts at the UN Thursday, urging support for a peace conference to end the escalating violence in Syria and an agreement to stop nearly two decades of fighting in eastern Congo.

 

America's chief diplomat presided over a UN Security Council meeting on the conflict in Congo, trying to shine a spotlight on a corner of the world where horrors occur daily but are usually overshadowed by the turbulence in the Middle East. He was expected to meet later with leaders of the Syrian National Coalition. (AP)

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.25.13, 23:44