GENEVA - International mediator Kofi Annan said on June 27 that he had convened a ministerial-level meeting on Syria in Geneva on June 23 with the aim of seeking an end to the violence and agreeing on principles for a "Syrian-led political transition".
In a statement, the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy
said he had invited foreign ministers from the five major powers
(Britain, France, China, Russia and the United States) as well
as Turkey, the European Union, Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar, but made
no mention of Iran.
