Pederson called for a political solution to the conflict as stipulated in a 2015 UN Security Council resolution.
![Geir Pedersen (left) met with regime Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-03/GettyImages-2084784982.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=cFSweAmh)
