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Kofi Annan arrives in Syria following Houla massacre
The former UN chief arrived in Syria on May 28, and expressed ‘horror’ at the Houla massacre of more than 100 people as he began a visit aimed at salvaging his battered peace plan
UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan is pictured during a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in Damascus on May 28, 2012. Annan expressed ‘horror’ at the Houla massacre of more than 100 people as he began his latest visit to the Syrian capital with the aim of salvaging his battered peace plan. (AFP/Getty Images)
UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Kofi Annan (L) is pictured with Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad before leaving his hotel in Damascus for a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on May 29, 2012. The former UN chief arrived in Syria on May 28, and expressed ‘horror’ at the Houla massacre of more than 100 people as he began a visit aimed at salvaging his battered peace plan. (AFP/Getty Images)
UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan (C) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem under a portrait of embattled president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on May 28, 2012. The UN-Arab envoy expressed ‘horror’ at the Houla massacre of more than 100 people as he began his latest visit to the Syrian capital with the aim of salvaging his battered peace plan. (AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) gather in the lobby of their hotel in Damascus as UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan arrives in the capital for talks with top officials on May 28, 2012. Annan said during a press conference that he was ‘shocked’ at the weekend’s ‘tragic events’ in the central Syrian town of Houla where the Syrian government used artillery in which at least 108 people were killed. (AFP/Getty Images)
UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan speaks to the press upon his arrival in Damascus for talks with top officials on May 28, 2012. Annan said he was ‘shocked’ at the weekend’s ‘tragic events’ in the central Syrian town of Houla where the Syrian government used artillery in which at least 108 people were killed. (AFP/Getty Images)
UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan (L) speaks with UN mission chief in Syria Major General Robert Mood (C) as Annan’s spokesman Ahmad Fawzi (R) listens on upon his arrival in Damascus for talks with top officials on May 28, 2012. Annan said during a press conference that he was ‘shocked’ at the weekend’s ‘tragic events’ in the central Syrian town of Houla where the Syrian government used artillery in which at least 108 people were killed. (AFP/Getty Images)
UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan speaks to the press upon his arrival in Damascus for talks with top officials on May 28, 2012. Annan said he was ‘shocked’ at the weekend’s ‘tragic events’ in the central Syrian town of Houla where the Syrian government used artillery in which at least 108 people were killed. (AFP/Getty Images)
