Syria accepts plan to end bloodshed, UN says
After a year of uprising and thousands of deaths in Syria, the United Nations said Tuesday the country has accepted a plan to end the country’s bloodshed.
The plan was put together by former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.
Annan is proposing a six-point plan that includes a cease-fire first by the Syrian government, a daily two-hour halt to fighting to evacuate the injured and provide humanitarian aid, and Syrian-led political talks to address the concerns of the Syrian people.
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Annan said he had good discussions with Chinese officials on Tuesday and they offered their full support.
He said he had also received a positive response from the Syrian government.
The U.N. said more than 8,000 people have been killed in Syria’s year-long uprising. There are concerns that the conflict could cause a regional conflagration that sucks in neighbouring countries.
Despite word the plan will be implemented, violence is still being reported in the country, especially in the city of Homs.
