Syria rejects proposal for unilateral ceasefire UN

Syria today rejected a proposed unilateral ceasefire by the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, which should be taken by government forces. The Syrian Foreign Ministry Spokesman , Jihad Makdisi said the statement by the Secretary General of the UN, which aired on Tuesday in Paris, is biased and includes half of what really happened at the meeting with the Syrian side in New York. According to the spokesman, the international senior official raised the proposal to apply the unilateral ceasefire, and inform you during the meeting that the Syrian Arab Republic had effectively implemented the measure and had tried twice before. The first, he said, during the presence of the delegation Arab League observers headed by General al-Dabi, and the second was in effect on April 12 during the work of the UN overseers and the application of the six-point plan of Kofi Annan. In these Twice he said, terrorist groups took advantage of the Government's commitment to the ceasefire and extended their armed deployment in some areas where fatalities fell more civil-military because of their terrorist operations, said Makdisi. was quoted by SANA news agency, the spokesman added that in light of this, we agreed with the UN Secretary General that the principle of truce is intended to foster environments longed for political dialogue and not by hitting the Syria's stability.Moreover, to take advantage of the state's commitment, therefore, we asked Ki-moon at the same meeting to send emissaries to countries that fund, train and harbor terrorists armed groups, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to the latter cease these actions. Such countries are influential parties in armed groups, and should use its power to stop this violence, he said and recalled that they agreed to inform the Syrian leadership results proposals of the Secretary-General to discuss the necessary measures. Meanwhile, the Syrian parliament speaker, Muhammad Jihad Laham, discussed Wednesday with Mokhtar Lamani, the head of the office of the UN Special Envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, in Syria, the different aspects of the crisis and efforts to bring the country performed the same. Both sides affirmed the need to find a peaceful solution to the crisis, stop violence and work to launch a national dialogue involving all spectrums of the Syrian people and preserve the territorial integrity and unity of its people, says a report by SANA. Meanwhile, Lamani said it will continue interviewing all Syrian sides to be aware of their views and encourage dialogue to reach a solution to the crisis.