TURKEY: Members of Syria's opposition reject a six-point peace plan proposed by special envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League, Kofi Annan, saying the violence will not stop without a transition of power

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  • Title: TURKEY: Members of Syria's opposition reject a six-point peace plan proposed by special envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League, Kofi Annan, saying the violence will not stop without a transition of power
  • Date: 28th March 2012
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARCH 27, 2012) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF THE HOTEL WHERE OPPOSITION MEETING IS TAKING PLACE SYRIAN OPPOSITION MEMBER NECATI TAYYARA IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN OPPOSITION MEMBER, NECATI TAYYARA, SAYING: "The Annan plan does not foresee the transition of power so this was the biggest problem with this plan. If any transition of power
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  • Location: Turkey, Turkey
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVACKDHQWSW6FEXZQ80QIW7MRUH9
  • Story Text: Syrian opposition members meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday (March 27) rejected a six-point peace plan proposed by special envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League, Kofi Annan.
    Opposition member Necati Tayyara said that unless a transition of power took place in Syria, violence would not stop and that Annan's plan did not foresee such a change.
    Syria has accepted a six-point peace plan that was proposed by Annan and backed by the U.N. Security Council, Annan said in a statement issued by his spokesman in Beijing on Tuesday.
    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," the statement said.
    But implementation of the plan will be key and Annan would be working with all parties at all levels to ensure it was implemented, the statement added.
    "The Annan plan does not foresee the transition of power so this was the biggest problem with this plan. If any transition of power does not take place, we don't think that the violence will stop," Tayyara said.
    Another opposition member, Fawaz Tello said the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was trying to gain time.
    "This is a lie because the regime is always lying because they have been lying for 30 years, they are trying to gain more time," said Tello.
    On a two-day visit to Beijing, Annan told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that he faced a long and difficult task in his mission to end fighting in Syria, but global cooperation with China and other countries was the only way to do it.
    In Syria, government troops advanced into north Lebanon, destroying farm buildings and clashing with Syrian rebels who had taken refuge there, residents said
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