Iran backs plan for Syria-led transition Annan says

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He said he expected the Security Council to decide on the next steps for Syria in the next few days, but gave a tepid response when asked about President Bashar al-Assad's choice of a person to represent Syria in talks with the opposition.

"He did offer a name and I indicated that I wanted to know a bit more about the individual, so we are at that stage," Annan told reporters in Geneva. (Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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