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Syrian President Bashar Assad avoids telephone conversations with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon passes on Saturday, Agence France-Presse. According to the UN Representative Martin Nesirky, secretary-general has repeatedly tried to talk with the Syrian leader, but he always turned out to be unavailable. Ban Ki-moon wanted to express my concern over the continuing violence in Syria. On Friday, he issued a statement urging the government to respect the rights of citizens. Riots in Syria began in March 2011 when the population took to the streets and demanded better living conditions and democratic reforms. According to various sources, the victims of clashes in Syria since become more than a thousand people.
