Assad officials in Moscow to discuss end to civil war

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By NBC News wire reportsBEIRUT -- Syrian President Bashar Assad dispatched senior diplomats to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss proposals made by international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to end the 21-month-old conflict gripping Syria, Syrian and Lebanese sources said.

Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and Assistant Foreign Minister Ahmad Arnous flew early Wednesday to Moscow, airport officials in Beirut told The Associated Press. The men hope to sound out Russian officials on details discussed with Brahimi earlier this week in Damascus.

Brahimi is trying to arrange a peaceful transfer of power, but has disclosed little about how this might be achieved. Opposition sources have staunchly rejected any solution that would leave President Bashar Assad and his government in power.

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[Shola Sholaz]

Yes.This is the kind of thing Nigeria and Syria need to do to end this uneccessary bombings and killings.