UN council reaches tentative agreement on Syria
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The UN Security Council reached a tentative agreement Friday night on a resolution that would expand the number of UN ceasefire observers in Syria from 30 to 300 and let Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon decide on their deployment based on conditions on the ground and consolidation of a cease-fire.
The final text calls on the Syrian government and the opposition to immediately halt all violence and urgently implement the six-point peace plan drafted by international envoy Kofi Annan. Ban accused Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday of failing to honor the cease-fire that took effect a week ago, expressing dismay that violence has been escalating and claiming more lives. (Reuters)
