Kofi Annan In Syria To Hold Peace Talks
UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan (L) shakes hands with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad upon his arrival in Damascus, Syria on July 8, 2012. Kofi Annan arrived in Syrian capital Damascus Sunday apparently to hold talks with Syrian officials regarding his faltering peace plan. <Xinhua/Hazim>