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January 17, 2012
 
Question on Syria
Asked about a formal request that had been made for help from the Arab League for the Office of the High Commissioner to train the observers being sent to Syria, Mr. Colville said the Office had been discussing with the League of Arab States the possibility to provide training for the second group of observers. The Office had anticipated that the trainers would leave yesterday from Geneva to Cairo, but at the weekend the League of Arab States requested that they put this issue on hold for the moment until a key discussion on what happened next took place on 19 January.