Annan procura ajudar a Síria

The Syrian government has agreed to accept the six-point plan by joint United Nations-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on ending the violence in Syria, the former UN chief's spokesman has said.

"The Syrian government has written to the joint special envoy Kofi Annan, accepting his six-point plan, endorsed by the United Nations Security Council," Ahmad Fawzi said in a statement on Tuesday.

"Mr Annan views this as an important initial step that could bring an end to the violence and the bloodshed, provide aid to the suffering, and create an environment conducive to a political dialogue that would fulfil the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people," he added.

Annan, who is in China to seek Beijing's support for his peace proposal, had written to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad asking Damascus to "put its commitments into immediate effect".

His plan calls on Assad to withdraw troops and heavy weapons from protest hubs, a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire, access to all areas affected by the fighting and a UN-supervised halt to all clashes.

Annan is due to in Baghdad on Thursday to discuss how to move forward with the plan with Arab League leaders.

The opposition had earlier dismissed Annan's initiative as an opportunity for the government to continue its repression.

Opposition reaction

Al Jazeera's Rula Amin, reporting from Beirut, said: "The acceptance by Syria of the plan is very significant, but the question will be if the Syrian opposition now accepts it."

Bassma Kodmani, an executive member of the Syrian National Council, a prominent opposition group, told Al Jazeera that the SNC "cautiously welcomes the regime's acceptance of the plan".

Speaking ahead of a meeting of opposition groups in Istanbul, Kodmani said the SNC would work towards making the plan succeed, but that its demand that Bashar al-Assad step down would not be dropped.
ALjazeera