Egyptian FM, UN envoy discuss developments in Syrian crisis

STORY: Egyptian FM, UN envoy discuss developments in Syrian crisis DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Cairo 2. Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen (file) 3. various of Egypt's Foreign Affairs Ministry in Cairo STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen discussed on Sunday the latest developments in Syria. During a phone conversation, Shoukry and Pedersen discussed the outputs of the first meeting of the Arab Ministerial Liaison Committee on Syria, which was held in Cairo on Aug. 15, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The committee, which was formed by the Arab League (AL), comprises the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon and the AL chief. The Egyptian minister stressed the committee's keenness to reach a settlement to the Syri