28-11-2024 09:42 PM Jerusalem Timing

UN Mission Head Arrives in Syria, Singh Urges Halt to Violence

UN Mission Head Arrives in Syria, Singh Urges Halt to Violence

Head of the UN Observer Mission in Syria said the UN expanded mission will work on implementing UN envoy Kofi Annan’s six-point plan based on what has been done by the UN advance team

UN observers mission leaderUpon his arrival to Syria, Head of the UN Observer Mission in Syria, the Norwegian General Robert Mood, said that the UN expanded mission will work on implementing UN envoy Kofi Annan's six-point plan based on what has been done by the UN advance team.

In a press statement in Damascus on Sunday, Gen. Mood said: "We would like to have joint efforts to achieve a comfortable life for the Syrian people through implementing the halt of violence". "We will work with all the sides of the Syrian crisis to realize that."

He called upon all sides to halt the violence and help the mission in order for it to reach success and accomplish its tasks, SANA reported.

The Head of the UN observer mission pointed out that there are 30 observers on the ground in Syria till now, adding that the number will be increased in the coming days with the aim of working with all parties to implement Annan's plan.

Neeraj SinghIn the meantime, the International Observers' team on Sunday visited al-Khaldiyeh neighborhood in Homs.

Spokesman of the UN observer mission in Syria, Niraj Singh, said that the mission's members in Homs, Daraa and Idleb continue their tours in these cities, adding that the UN team in Damascus is preparing the ground for the expanded mission to come.

In a statement to the journalists, Singh added that the team sent their notes about the situation to Annan.