UN's Ban pushes Annan Syria plan
<p><span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="Ki">Ki</span>-<span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="endorsed">endorsed</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="Kofi">Kofi</span> <span word="Annan">Annan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="point">point</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cease">cease</span>-<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="deepening">deepening</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span>.</p><p><span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="Annan">Annan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rejects">rejects</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloodshed">bloodshed</span>," <span word="Ban">Ban</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="Annan">Annan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>."</p><p><span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="rejecting">rejecting</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="isolate">isolate</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="arming">arming</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="caution">caution</span>, <span word="fearing">fearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="toppling">toppling</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Annan">Annan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="explicitly">explicitly</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p>
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