G-8 leaders support Kofi plan for Syria
21 May 2012 7:49 AM GMT
Appalled by the loss of life, humanitarian crisis, and serious and widespread human rights abuses in Syria, the G-8 leaders have backed the Kofi Annan plan to resolve the on-going crisis in the country.
'The Syrian government and all parties must immediately and fully adhere to commitments to implement the six-point plan of UN and Arab League Joint Special Envoy (JSE) Kofi Annan, including immediately ceasing all violence so as to enable a Syrian-led, inclusive political transition leading to a democratic, plural political system,' the G-8 leaders said on Saturday in a Camp David declaration issued at the end of their two-day meetings in this historic presidential retreat.
'We support the efforts of JSE Annan and look forward to seeing his evaluation, during his forthcoming report to the UN Security Council, of the prospects for beginning this political transition process in the near-term,' the Camp David declaration said and demanded that the use of force endangering the lives of civilians must cease.
The Camp David declaration called on the Syrian government to grant safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel to populations in need of assistance. 'We welcome the deployment of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, and urge all parties, in particular the Syrian government, to fully cooperate with the mission,' it said.
'We strongly condemn recent terrorist attacks in Syria. We remain deeply concerned about the threat to regional peace and security and humanitarian despair caused by the crisis and remain resolved to consider further UN measures as appropriate,' the declaration said.
Earlier in the day, the US President Barack Obama said they all believe that a peaceful resolution and political transition in Syria is preferable, adding that the G-8 leaders are all concerned about the violence taking place there.
'The Syrian government and all parties must immediately and fully adhere to commitments to implement the six-point plan of UN and Arab League Joint Special Envoy (JSE) Kofi Annan, including immediately ceasing all violence so as to enable a Syrian-led, inclusive political transition leading to a democratic, plural political system,' the G-8 leaders said on Saturday in a Camp David declaration issued at the end of their two-day meetings in this historic presidential retreat.
'We support the efforts of JSE Annan and look forward to seeing his evaluation, during his forthcoming report to the UN Security Council, of the prospects for beginning this political transition process in the near-term,' the Camp David declaration said and demanded that the use of force endangering the lives of civilians must cease.
The Camp David declaration called on the Syrian government to grant safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel to populations in need of assistance. 'We welcome the deployment of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria, and urge all parties, in particular the Syrian government, to fully cooperate with the mission,' it said.
'We strongly condemn recent terrorist attacks in Syria. We remain deeply concerned about the threat to regional peace and security and humanitarian despair caused by the crisis and remain resolved to consider further UN measures as appropriate,' the declaration said.
Earlier in the day, the US President Barack Obama said they all believe that a peaceful resolution and political transition in Syria is preferable, adding that the G-8 leaders are all concerned about the violence taking place there.
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