Syrian President Bashar Assad tells UN envoy Kofi Annan that the success of his plan depends on stopping weapon smuggling and curbing terrorism and those who support it.

Syrian President Bashar Assad tells UN envoy Kofi Annan that the success of his plan depends on stopping weapon smuggling and curbing terrorism and those who support it.

At a meeting with Annan and the accompanying delegation the situation in Syria since the beginning of the implementation of the six-point plan, Assad pointed out that the armed terrorist groups escalated their terrorist acts.

“Armed terrorist groups escalated their terrorist acts noticeably as of late in various areas across Syria, committing murder and abduction against Syrian citizens in addition to robberies and targeting public and private properties with arson and vandalism,” President Assad told Annan according to State news agency, SANA.

Assad also “stressed the need for the countries who are financing, arming and harboring the terrorist groups to commit to Annan's plan, and that these countries' political will to participate in stopping terrorism must be put to the test,” the agency added.

For his part, Annan commended the positivity in the coordination between the Syrian government and the international observers, SANA reported.

Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, Presidential Political and Media Advisor Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, and Foreign Ministry Official Spokesman Dr. Jihad Makdessi, attended the meeting.