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Mr. Ban's office says he also told Mr. Assad that political reforms promised by the president can become credible only if there is an immediate end to the use of force and mass arrests against opposition activists.

UN to Assad: Stop Military Force Against Civilians Now 2011

Alain Le Roy, Mr. Ban's chief of peacekeeping, briefed the council late Monday on the operation and spoke to reporters.

UN Chief Authorizes Peacekeepers to Deny Use of Gbagbo's Heavy Weapons 2011

He said though that Mr. Ban's apology was considered both proof of the U.N. guard's misbehavior but also a "quick fix" to the situation, which Turkey has put behind it.

Turkish Leader's Security Staff Scuffle with U.N. Guards 2011

Mr. Ban's office says he also told Mr. Assad that political reforms promised by the president can become credible only if there is an immediate end to the use of force and mass arrests against opposition activists.

UN to Assad: Stop Military Force Against Civilians Now 2011

Ban's spokesman said Assad also pledged to carry out several reforms in the coming months, including revising the country's constitution and holding parliamentary elections.

UN Chief Expresses Alarm to Syrian President 2011

Just days after the United States signaled support for the war crimes commission, China's U.N. ambassador, Li Baodong, paid a confidential visit to Ban's chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar, to make his opposition clear: The U.S. proposal, he said, was dangerous and counterproductive, and should not be allowed to proceed, three U. N.-based sources familiar with the exchange told The Post.

China campaigning against international probe of possible war crimes in Burma Colum Lynch 2010

Just days after the United States signaled support for the war crimes commission, China's U.N. ambassador, Li Baodong, paid a confidential visit to Ban's chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar, to make his opposition clear: The U.S. proposal, he said, was dangerous and counterproductive, and should not be allowed to proceed, three U. N.-based sources familiar with the exchange told The Post.

China campaigning against international probe of possible war crimes in Burma Colum Lynch 2010

Just days after the United States signaled support for the war crimes commission, China's U.N. ambassador, Li Baodong, paid a confidential visit to Ban's chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar, to make his opposition clear: The U.S. proposal, he said, was dangerous and counterproductive, and should not be allowed to proceed, three U. N.-based sources familiar with the exchange told The Post.

China campaigning against international probe of possible war crimes in Burma Colum Lynch 2010

Just days after the United States signaled support for the war crimes commission, China's U.N. ambassador, Li Baodong, paid a confidential visit to Ban's chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar, to make his opposition clear: The U.S. proposal, he said, was dangerous and counterproductive, and should not be allowed to proceed, three U. N.-based sources familiar with the exchange told The Post.

China campaigning against international probe of possible war crimes in Burma Colum Lynch 2010

Ban's spokesman said Assad also pledged to carry out several reforms in the coming months, including revising the country's constitution and holding parliamentary elections.

UN Chief Expresses Alarm to Syrian President 2011