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Annan seeks Iran, Iraq help to end Syria crisis

Russia plans new peace meet, sends naval flotilla

AFP, Damascus
Kofi Annan yesterday warned that Syria's deadly conflict could spread across the region as he held talks in Iran and Iraq aimed at shoring up support for his tattered peace plan.
A day after meeting President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, the UN-Arab League peace envoy had talks in Tehran and Baghdad amid new bloodshed in Syria where
had agreed with him on a new political "approach" to ending die crisis in Syria that he would pul to the rebels.
Annan admitted in remarks published by French newspaper Le Monde ahead of his Damascus trip that his peace blueprint has so far foundered.
Deadly violence showed no sign no abating yesterday.
more than 17,000 people have reportedly been killed since March 2011.
In Tehran, he stressed that the Islamic republic, Syria's staunchest regional ally, has a key role to play, and also sought help from Iraq, another neighbour of Syria.
"Iran can play a positive role," Annan said after meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.
"There is a risk that the situation in Syria gets out of hand and spreads to the region," Annan told a news conference with Salehi, who hailed the envoy's "neutrality" and reiterated Iranian support for his mission.
Annan then flew to Baghdad where, he said, he had "very good discussions" with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and later told reporters he would brief the UN Security Council today.
After meeting Assad on Monday, the former UN chief said he
Bashar al-Assad The army rained shells down on die rebel-held central town of Rastan as violence killed at least 21 people nationwide, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. 98 people were killed on Monday, including 34 soldiers.
Meanwhile, Russia yesterday said that it wanted to host a new meeting of foreign powers on the Syria crisis but stressed that the talks should not decide Assad's fate.
Russia is sending a flotilla of six warships to its naval base al Syria's port of Tartus, the Interfax news agency reported yesterday, citing a military source.
The source said the flotilla's deployment would last until the end of September and "was not linked to the escalation of the situation in Syria."
Moscow arms export officials said on Monday that Russia will not supply new weapons to Syria while fighting there continues, while stressing that old contracts would be fulfilled.