DAMASCUS, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- As the Syrian government forces and the armed opposition continue their fierce fighting in various regions, foreign ministers of the Arab League (AL) members are setting out for another meeting as part of their efforts to help work out a solution to the ongoing crisis in Syria.
The ministerial meeting, to be convened in Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah on Sunday, will discuss the Syrian crisis and a possible replacement of UN-AL joint envoy Kofi Annan, who said earlier he would step down after his current mandate expires on Aug. 31.
The former UN chief was appointed as UN-AL joint envoy on Syria five months ago. His six-point peace plan to solve the Syria crisis, though widely applauded by many world powers, failed to bring any real change on the ground and only witnessed the conflict-torn country slide further into civil war...
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