German defence minister wants U.N. mandate for Syria safe zone - source

BERLIN, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Germany's defence minister has told lawmakers she wants to get the U.N. Security Council to approve a safe zone in northern Syria, a source said on Wednesday.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said NATO partners had signalled readiness to discuss her proposal, which was made public on Monday, two sources said.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, writing by Riham Alkousaa, editing by Alexander Ratz and Joseph Nasr)