US sees Arab League's Syria plan going to UN soon
The US State Department's top human rights official said on Thursday that Washington was keen to work with the Arab League to end bloodshed in Syria and added that a new Arab initiative could go before the UN Security Council soon.
The Arab League agreed on Sunday a new proposal that envisages Syrian President Bashar al-Assad handing power to a deputy and setting up a unity government as a prelude to early parliamentary and presidential elections. (AP)
