UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, met with Syria’s foreign minister in Damascus this week in an effort to find a solution to Syria’s deadly 18-month crisis. Today Brahimi will meet President Bashar al-Assad and opposition groups. Brahimi’s mission is to sell a diplomatic solution to the crisis despire the failure of Kofi Annan's earlier peace plan.  Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad believes that Brahimi has a general understanding of the situation and a way to solve the problems despite their complexity. He said the Government is optimistic and wishes Brahimi success.