Tuesday, October 16, 2012

United Nations and the Arab League envoy optimistic approach truce deadline Thursday - but activists report fresh bombing

Kofi Annan says he has received assurances from Syria to respect the cease-planned with rebel forces, which should begin in less than 24 hours time.

UN and Arab League envoy, speaking as activists reported fresh violence in several regions, including the bombing of rebel-controlled areas in Homs. The Syrian Observatory for Britain-based Human Rights stated that "dozens of military vehicles" were deployed in the southern city of Maaraba amid heavy gunfire.

Annan, who is in Iran for assistance from Tehran to end the violence in Syria, said he was cautiously optimistic that the situation will improve on Thursday morning if Damascus continued his word and met the deadline. However, he also warned that "any militarization of the conflict would be catastrophic."

was sent by pressing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and end all forms of violence to 6 pm on Thursday to save his peace plan.

Speaking to reporters in Tehran, Mr. Annan said that he and his army agreed on the need to "find a peaceful solution to the crisis."

"I have received assurances from the government will respect the ceasefire," he said. "If everyone respects, I think six Thursday morning will improve conditions on the ground."

Despite reports of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) that 1,000 people have died in the past eight days, Annan refused to give up his plan.

"We still have time until April 12 to the end of the violence," he said Tuesday after visiting a refugee camp on the border with Turkey.

"is a plan that we are all struggling to implement a plan ... is that the Syrians were supported, as well as comments made by the opposition, who are also willing to go with it, if the government meets its commitments to pull troops. "

In Moscow, Foreign Minister of Syria, Walid al-Moallem said his country is committed to the plan, and for the first time seems to imply that Damascus accepted UN observers such monitors recognized as Arab League mission ultimately failed last December. The first United Nations team must be implemented before April 18.

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to administer a reprimand seemed Moallem, saying the Syrian government "could have been more decisive" in the implementation of the plan, but also asked the forces opposition to end violence.

activists Syrian opposition rejected Annan so naive to believe that Assad appears to act in good faith. But independent commentators insisted that it was realistic. "The object of this exercise is to maneuver the Russians in a position where they must be in compliance with the international consensus," said a former adviser to the UN.
A lack of international will to intervene in Syria along the lines of NATO's role in Libya last year, no government is willing to admit that diplomatic efforts have been exhausted, even if the chances of success are slim is a private company as non-existent.


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