UNITED NATIONS: The UN chief told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday that he was alarmed by the escalating violence in Syria and demanded that Assad stop deploying the military against civilians.
"In a phone conversation with President Assad of Syria today, the secretary-general (Ban Ki-moon) expressed his strong concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the past days," the UN press office said in a statement.
It added that Ban "urged the president to stop the use of military force against civilians immediately.
"In a phone conversation with President Assad of Syria today, the secretary-general (Ban Ki-moon) expressed his strong concern and that of the international community at the mounting violence and death toll in Syria over the past days," the UN press office said in a statement.
It added that Ban "urged the president to stop the use of military force against civilians immediately.
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