Peace envoy meets Syrian foreign minister

(Vatican Radio) International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met with Syria's foreign minister Saturday in Damascus to discuss the possibility of securing a temporary cease-fire in the conflict between Syrian forces and rebel groups.

No details of the meeting with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem have been released.

The U.N.-Arab League envoy is also scheduled to meet with President Bashar al-Assad and opposition leaders during his visit to Syria.

Brahimi is pushing for Syrian officials to support a cease-fire during the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha that begins October 26.

A previous ceasefire in April collapsed after just a few days, with each side blaming the other. Mediator Kofi Annan resigned his post in frustration a few months later. Next week's truce would be self-imposed, with no international observers.

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