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UN votes to send 300 ceasefire observers to Syria | The United Nations Security Council has unanimously
voted to pass a resolution increasing the number of ceasefire observers in Syria from 30 to 300. The resolution gives UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon authority
to decide when to deploy the additional observers, based on developments on the
ground including 'the consolidation of the cease-fire.' Russia , which is regarded
as an ally of Damascus , emphasized the need to send more monitors to Syria quickly.
According to Fox News, Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the resolution
is 'of fundamental importance to push forward the peace process in Syria' and
to support the six-point peace plan negotiated by international envoy Kofi Annan.
Britain 's UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant stressed that expanded observer mission
and Annan's proposal 'represents the last opportunity to secure a solution to
the crisis in Syria .' According to the report, the resolution establishes a United
Nations Supervision Mission in Syria, to be called 'UNSMIS', 'comprising an initial
deployment of up to 300 unarmed military observers as well as an appropriate civilian
component' for an initial period of 90 days. Unlike most resolutions that call
for reports to the Security Council in 30 days, the resolution adopted on Saturday
calls for reports every 15 days. The preliminary agreement between Syria and the
UN on the deployment of observers says they will have freedom to go anywhere in
the country by foot or by car, take pictures, and use technical equipment to monitor
compliance with the cease-fire engineered by Annan. |
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