FILE - In this Saturday, June 30, 2012 file photo, Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria speaks during a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. On Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, Annan said he is quitting as special envoy to Syria, effective Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Martial Trezzini, Keystone, File)
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