The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met the international envoy to Syria al-Akhdar al-Ibrahimi on Saturday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met the international envoy to Syria al-Akhdar al-Ibrahimi on Saturday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Ban and Ibrahimi expressed hope that an upcoming UN General Assembly summit will help improve the humanitarian situation in Syria.

In a statement released after the meeting, the United Nations said the two men focused on how to address what they called "the appalling levels of violence in Syria."
They also examined ways to progress towards an “inclusive political solution that will meet the legitimate demands of the Syrian people.” 

"They agreed that the worsening crisis in Syria represents a steadily increasing threat to regional peace and security," the statement said.

Ban and Ibrahimi also discussed the importance of the presence of world leaders at the United Nations in the coming days as an opportunity to encourage increased support for addressing the grave humanitarian crisis in Syria, the United Nations said.