Syrian solution sought
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March 11, 2012, Sunday
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UN-ARAB League envoy Kofi Annan met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday to press for a political solution to Syria's yearlong uprising, but violence raged on with a major army assault in the city of Idlib.
Al-Assad told Annan his country was ready for "any honest effort" to end a year of unrest, but blamed "terrorist groups" for blocking a solution, the state news agency said.
"Syria is ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it is witnessing," SANA quoted Assad as saying. "No political dialogue or political activity can succeed while there are armed terrorist groups operating and spreading chaos and instability."
There was no immediate comment from Annan.
An activist contacted by telephone said: "Regime forces have just stormed into Idlib with tanks and heavy shelling is now taking place." The sound of explosions punctuated the call.
Annan also planned to meet Syrian dissidents before leaving Damascus today. He has called for a political solution.
Al-Assad told Annan his country was ready for "any honest effort" to end a year of unrest, but blamed "terrorist groups" for blocking a solution, the state news agency said.
"Syria is ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it is witnessing," SANA quoted Assad as saying. "No political dialogue or political activity can succeed while there are armed terrorist groups operating and spreading chaos and instability."
There was no immediate comment from Annan.
An activist contacted by telephone said: "Regime forces have just stormed into Idlib with tanks and heavy shelling is now taking place." The sound of explosions punctuated the call.
Annan also planned to meet Syrian dissidents before leaving Damascus today. He has called for a political solution.
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