United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen welcomed on Sunday the latest presidential amnesty from President Bashar Assad, aimed at freeing thousands of Syrians convicted on terrorism charges.
"I was briefed in quite some detail on the latest amnesty from President Assad, and I am very much looking forward to being kept informed on the progress on the implementation for that amnesty,” the envoy said following a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad in Damascus.
