Kofi Annan's 6-point plan for Syria

Syria has responded afresh to UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on his six-point proposals. Syria has responded to the proposals that are meant for ending the crisis in the country, the former UN chief s spokesman said Monday. "The Syrian government has formally responded to the Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan s 6-point plan, as endorsed by the UN Security Council," he said in a statement. "Mr. Annan is studying it and will respond very shortly." The special envoy also sought the release of people detained over the past year of the uprising against Assad in which monitors say more than 9,100 people have been killed. Syrian authorities had already given a first round of response to his proposals in mid-March, but the special envoy had sought more information from Damascus. The latest response came after a team dispatched by Annan to Syria returned after three days of discussions with Syrian authorities. Annan, who secured backing from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for his mediation efforts in their meeting Sunday, is due to visit Beijing Tuesday to brief leaders about his proposals. In Moscow, Annan said only Syrians could determine President Bashar Assad's fate and called for the rival sides to negotiate an end to the conflict.