Un'S Kofi Annan Reaches Agreement With Assad To End Violence

[News_Editor]

UN's Kofi Annan reaches agreement with Assad to end violence < br />

2012-07-10 22:16:47 GMT+7 (ICT)

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN)-Arab League Special Envoy for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan, on Monday reached an agreement with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on an approach to bring an end to the violence in the Middle Eastern country.

Annan described the meeting with Assad as "very candid and constructive," but gave few specific details. "We discussed the need to end the violence and ways and means of doing so," he said. "We agreed on an approach which I will share with the armed opposition. I also stressed the importance of moving ahead with a political dialogue which the President accepts."

Annan said Assad also reassured his government's commitment to the six-point peace plan, which calls for an end to violence, access for humanitarian agencies to provide relief to those in need, the release of detainees, the start of inclusive political dialogue, and unrestricted access to the country for the international media.

During a press conference in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Tuesday morning, Annan refused to go into details about the approach which had been agreed to. "I cannot get into specific details," he said. "But let me say that it relates to the efforts to end the violence. And (Assad) made a suggestion of building an approach from the ground up in some of the districts where we have extreme violence – to try and contain the violence in those districts and, step by step, build up and end the violence across the country."

Annan said the exact details of the plan are still to be worked out.

The UN estimates that more than 10,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in Syria and tens of thousands displaced since the uprising against President al-Assad began 16 months ago. The opposition believes the number of deaths has already surpassed 17,000.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2012-07-10

[Bluespunk]

Once more Mr. Ineffectual speaks absolute boll* cks. nothing this man ever does works or makes sense. Cannot for the life of me figure out why he is always called upon to find a solution to complex, almost intractable problems. He was useless as head of the UN and has continued to be so since he left the job.

Edited July 11, 2012 by Bluespunk

[Ulysses G.]

UN's Kofi Annan reaches agreement with Assad to end violence

Yeah sure.

[Naam]

Once more Mr. Ineffectual speaks absolute boll* cks. nothing this man ever does works or makes sense. Cannot for the life of me figure out why he is always called upon to find a solution to complex, almost intractable problems. He was useless as head of the UN and has continued to be so since he left the job.

perhaps he got the UN job because you did not apply for it?

[chuckd]

This peace plan should prove to be a roaring success.

[Steely Dan]

If all goes smoothly Syria may yet get a place on the U.N Human rights council.

[scorecard]

Quote

Annan said Assad also reassured his government's commitment to the six-point peace plan, which calls for an end to violence, access for humanitarian agencies to provide relief to those in need, the release of detainees, the start of inclusive political dialogue, and unrestricted access to the country for the international media.

Sorry but given assad's track record before he took over from his father (a very negative role model), his time in the big seat, and his actions over the last year or so, I just cannot believe that assad has agreed to any of the above items or even agreed to discuss them.

[Bluespunk]

Once more Mr. Ineffectual speaks absolute boll* cks. nothing this man ever does works or

makes sense. Cannot for the life of me figure out why he is always called upon to find a solution to complex, almost intractable problems. He was useless as head of the UN and has continued to be so since he left the job.

perhaps he got the UN job because you did not apply for it?

No, not at all. I like everyone else want to see the horror in Syria stopped. Kofi Anan is not the man for the job and I can't see this plan working. I hope I'm wrong, I really do.

[dundee48]

UN's Kofi Annan reaches agreement with Assad to end violence

Poor deluded fool.