Kofi Annan says any further militarization in Syria will be disastrous

Any further militarization in Syria will be disastrous, UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said during a joint press-conference with Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran today, Press TV reported live.

Annan arrived in Iran yesterday to hold talks on the Syrian issue with Iranian leaders. Iran has been supportive of Annan's plans to resolve the Syrian crisis.

During the conference, Annan thanked Iran for support.

"We are holding discussions with Syrian authorities, and we want to deploy our authorities there," Annan noted. "As soon as the Security Council approves it, we will do that."

Ali Akbar Salehi in his turn underscored that Iran will continue its support for Annan's plan, noting that it is important for Syrian people to support it as well, and not to allow any military intervention from the outside.

One of Kofi Annan's proposals for solving Syria crisis is a six-point peace plan, which means 'stopping all forms of armed violence by all parties of the conflict under UN supervision, starting with withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country's major cities'.

The plan calls for a commitment to stop all armed violence, a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire, media access to all areas affected by the fighting, an inclusive Syrian-led political process, a right to demonstrate, and release of arbitrarily detained people.

Syrian troops killed 31 people on Tuesday despite efforts by international mediator Kofi Annan to ensure the government and opposition implement a ceasefire this week.


/PressTV/