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Assad regime accepts Kofi Annan's peace plan
Tuesday March 27, 2012 06:41:32 PM,
IANS
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Damascus: The Syrian
government has agreed to a peace plan put forward by UN-Arab envoy Kofi Annan, his spokesman said Tuesday.
The plan calls for an end to the ongoing fighting in the country
under a UN-supervised ceasefire.
Annan, a former UN secretary general, described the acceptance of
his peace plan by the Syrian government as "an important initial
step that could bring an end to the violence and the bloodshed",
reported the BBC quoting his spokesman.
But implementation was the key, Annan's spokesman said, adding
there was hope that this would create the right environment for a
political dialogue to fulfil the aspirations of the Syrian people.
The Syrian opposition, however, has dismissed Annan's initiative,
saying it will allow the government to continue its repression.
The government has been criticised for not keeping earlier
promises to reform.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad-led government has been trying to suppress
an uprising inspired by events in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
According to the UN, thousands of people have been killed in the
crackdown, and that many more have been detained and displaced.
The Syrian government says hundreds of security forces personnel
have also died combating "armed terrorist gangs".
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