Syrian security forces have employed violence to quell crowds protesting the regime. Photo Credit:AP
Assad's regime had come under huge pressure from fellow Arab states to sign up to the deal brokered by the pan-Arab bloc to end its deadly crackdown on anti-government protests to avoid the internationalisation of the crisis.
Under the hard-won deal announced at a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo after months of prevarication by Damascus, the regime agreed to a complete halt to violence against civilians and to consultations by Arab mediators aimed at opening up a dialogue with the opposition.
"The Syrian delegation accepted the Arab League plan without reservations and in its entirety," the League official said.Read the original article at AFP
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