the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
on Wednesday called on all warring parties in Syria to stop fighting immediately, saying there is no military solution to the conflict.
"The military option cannot be a solution. The violence must stop immediately," Ban told news hounds in Kuwait City after talks with Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah.
"This is totally an unacceptable situation. We cannot let the situation continue this way," Ban said.
Ban also said that all problems should be resolved "through a political process."