Syria has not complied with peace plan, says Ban Ki-moon
Source: Reuters
Syria has not fully complied with a UN-backed peace plan for the country and has yet to send a "clear signal" about its commitment to ending more than a year of violence, the UN chief has told the Security Council.
At the same time, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope that there may be a chance for progress on ending a 13-month conflict that has brought Syria to the brink of civil war.
Ban proposed an expanded UN monitoring mission, which, if approved by the council, would be comprised of "an initial deployment" of up to 300 unarmed observers to supervise a fragile week-old ceasefire between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and opposition fighters seeking to oust him.
But he cautioned that the fighting had not ended.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/19/syria-peace-plan-ban-ki-moon
