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ANNAN SAYS ASSAD TALKS CONSTRUCTIVE

UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has said he has held "very candid and constructive" talks with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.

He told reporters they had "agreed an approach" to end the violence, and he would share this with rebel groups.

On Saturday, Mr Annan admitted his plan to find a political solution to the escalating violence had not succeeded.

A ceasefire was supposed to begin in mid-April as part of his six-point peace initiative.

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