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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Syria accepts diplomatic plan, but opposition is skeptical

 

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Syria accepts diplomatic plan, but opposition is skeptical

United Nations-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to immediately implement the six-point political settlement. The regime has apparently agreed to this plan, but the opposition in Syria noted that the Bashar government previously acceded to Arab League monitoring, which proved ineffective. Fighting between Syrian forces and rebels was spreading into buffer zones with neighboring countries, according to UN peacekeepers. BBC (3/27), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (3/26), Bloomberg Businessweek (3/27) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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