The U.N. secretary-general for the first time called Monday Sep 28,2015 for the
situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court(ICC),
as world leaders including President Barack Obama and Russian President
Vladimir Putin were addressing a global gathering with conflict at
center stage.
U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon's state of the world address to leaders from the U.N.'s
193 member states came shortly before Obama, Putin, Chinese President Xi
Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani were to speak to the U.N.
General Assembly in the morning session alone.
The U.N. chief insisted on a political solution to the conflict in
Syria, now well into its fifth year with more than a quarter of a
million people killed.
U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said five countries "hold the key" to a political solution to
Syria: Russia, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran. He said
"innocent Syrians pay the price of more barrel bombs and terrorism" and
there must be no impunity for "atrocious" crimes.
The Syrian conflict is "driven by regional powers and rivalries," U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said
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