Note to correspondents - Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan speaking to reporters today at Ankara airport
Notes to correspondents
The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, spoke to reporters waiting at Ankara airport this afternoon, 12 March 2012
Mr. Annan: (I am concerned) about developments in Syria. There are grave and appalling reports of atrocities and abuses. The killing of civilians must stop now. The world has to send a clear and united message in this regard.
Q: on whether he was hopeful after meeting that humanitarian aid would get in...
Mr. Annan: We are still pressing for that. I think we all have to understand that this is a very complex situation. We are going to press ahead for humanitarian access, for the killings of civilians to stop, and get everybody to the table to work out a political solution. It’s not going to be easy. It will take time -- hopefully not too much time because we can't afford to let this thing drag on for too long. Neither will it be solved today.