BEIRUT, Jumada II 14, 1434, Apr 24, 2013, SPA -- Syria accused international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi on Wednesday of bias and interference after he criticised its response to an opposition offer of talks and suggested Bashar al-Assad should not stand again for president, according to Reuters. Brahimi told a closed-door session of the United Nations Security Council last Friday that Damascus was "surprised and embarrassed" by a January offer of talks from opposition leader Moaz Alkhatib, and its response was "slow and confused". At the conclusion of his remarks, which were later circulated by U.N. diplomats, Brahimi suggested Assad "voluntarily forego" the right to stand for another term as president in an election scheduled for next year. -- SPA 20:03 LOCAL TIME 17:03 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1102672