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Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says he will resign as the UN-Arab League envoy to Syria when his term expires at the end of this month.Annan made the announcement at a news conference in Geneva on Thursday.Annan condemned the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.He also criticized the UN Security Council for being locked in a standoff between Russia and China on one side and Western nations on the other.He said that at a time when the Syrians desperately need action, there continues to be finger-pointing and name-calling on the Security Council.United Nations and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has resigned from his post as international envoy for Syria after trying in vain for six months to broker peace and bring the country's warring parties to the table.

Annan's resignation was announced by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday, who expressed "deep regret" on Annan's decision to step down as the international envoy.
"Annan has informed me, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Nabil El Araby, of his intention not to renew his mandate when it expires on August 31, 2012," Ban said in a statement.Ban said he is consulting with El-Araby to appoint a successor to Annan who can "carry on this crucial peacemaking effort."
Ban expressed his deepest gratitude to Annan for the "determined and courageous efforts" he made as the Syrian joint special enoy.Annan has worked to resolve the Syrian crisis by mediating between the Assad government and the opposition since assuming the role in February.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he accepted Annan's resignation with deep regret and will start looking for a possible successor

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