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Syrian government ready for "synchronized" withdrawal of troops

  • 23-06-2012 3:11pm
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    cyberhog
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    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Syria is ready to withdraw troops from Syrian cities simultaneously with the armed opposition, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.

    After talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem in St. Petersburg, Lavrov told Russia-24 TV channel that the withdrawal should be carried out under international observation.

    "The governmental forces and the armed opposition should withdraw synchronically from cities... The Syrian government is ready for this step, the minister (Moallem) told me about it," Lavrov said.


    ...

    Meanwhile, Lavrov also urged Damascus to implement a peace plan presented by U.N.-Arab League joint envoy Kofi Annan.

    "We urged them to support statements on their readiness to implement Kofi Annan's plan with real actions. They have already done much, but must do more," Lavrov said, stressing that the opposite side must do the same.

    http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2012-06-22/content_6256408.html

    The rebels will of course refuse to agree to a simultaneous withdrawal because that does not fit with the objective of annihilating the Assad regime. They clearly don't care about civilian deaths, they will continue to drag the conflict out hiding among the local populace and using civilians as human shields to protect them from the Syrian Army, while continuing to falsely accuse the government of masscares that they themselves are committing. They have no regard for the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. They are bunch of single-minded savages who have neither the honour or courage to leave the cities and take the fight outside of civilian areas.
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