Add to ORKGUnited Nations S/2012/71 Security Council Distr.: General 30 January 2012 Original: English 12-21903 (E) 310112 310112 *1221903* Letter dated 24 January 2012 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council I have the honour to transmit herewith a letter dated 22 January 2012, addressed to me from the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, His Excellency Nabil al-Arabi, and the Prime Minister of Qatar, His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani, regarding the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (see annex). I should be grateful if you would bring the present letter and its annex to the attention of the members of the Security Council. (Signed) BAN Ki-moo