Assad to 'Spare No Effort' to Make Annan's Plan Succeed
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President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to a peace plan by international envoy Kofi Annan to end the crisis in Syria and vowed to make every effort to make it succeed, the state agency SANA said Thursday.
Assad, however, stressed the U.N.-Arab League envoy's plan would succeed only if "terrorist acts" backed by foreign powers stopped across the country.
"President Assad ... has informed Annan that Syria approves the plan (the envoy) submitted but had made remarks about it," SANA said.
The agency added Assad had underlined that he would "spare no effort" to make the six-point plan work.
It said Assad's remarks were made in a message to the world's emerging powers meeting Thursday in New Delhi.
Assad in his message expressed hope that Annan's plan would "contribute to re-establishing security and stability in the country".
But he stressed that the former U.N. secretary general's efforts to end one year of bloodshed in Syria would only succeed if support for "terrorism" ends.
"It is necessary to get a commitment from other parties for armed groups to stop their terrorist acts, to withdraw the weapons of these groups ... and for them to stop ... kidnapping innocent civilians, massacres and the destruction of private and public infrastructure," according to Assad's message.
Annan's plan includes a commitment to stop all violence, daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefires and media access to all areas affected by the fighting.
It also calls for an inclusive Syrian-led political process, the right to demonstrate, and the release of people detained arbitrarily.
29 March 2012, 19:08
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Bashar dictatorship is a million times better than a salafi murderous state.
29 March 2012, 19:57
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Annan's six-point peace plan
1. Syrian-led political process to address the aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people
2. UN-supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians
3. All parties to ensure provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and implement a daily two-hour humanitarian pause
4. Authorities to intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons
5. Authorities to ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists
6. Authorities to respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully
Good luck. Needless to say, this plan will never be applied because the system does not comprehend what 'freedom' truly means
29 March 2012, 21:15
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I think the 6 points are mentioned in the article
1. stop all violence
2. daily 2 hour humanitarian ceasefire
3. media access to all areas affected by fighting
4. inclusive syrian led political process
5. right to demonstrate
6. release of people detained arbitrarily
unless there is something else - i think thats it!
29 March 2012, 21:33
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Does anyone really trust/beleive this guy & his clan? Come on folks.....
29 March 2012, 21:40
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There should be no Plans that include Assad. He is a murderer and a despot and he will keep on killing, only now he could buy time under Anan's plan and try to liquidate as many of the opposition as he could.
29 March 2012, 22:07
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the plan and dictatorship are at odd.. it is simply incompatible
29 March 2012, 22:11
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Looks like his hair color is a bit darker, maybe a shade too dark. He does not look very good at all. No way he can last, but for how long?
30 March 2012, 00:29
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@jcamerican Here you are
Annan's six-point peace plan
1. Syrian-led political process to address the aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people
2. UN-supervised cessation of armed violence in all its forms by all parties to protect civilians
3. All parties to ensure provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and implement a daily two-hour humanitarian pause
4. Authorities to intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons
5. Authorities to ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists
6. Authorities to respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully
30 March 2012, 01:16
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He will NEVER do it. He can't pull his troops from the streets. The people will erupt in protest all over the country.
