Abdel Azim: Adherence to Cease Fire the Beginning of the End to Syria’s Crisis

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The head of the Syrian Opposition National Coordinating Committee Hassan Abdel Azim confirmed that "the cease-fire- that went into effect Thursday morning- is important and essential for the beginning of an end to the one year long violence."

In an interview with "al-Intiqad" website, Abdel Azim stated that "this violence has set Syria on a risky stage to the people, the country, and the sovereignty making all the international and regional forces intervene in the Syrian affairs.
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"Kofi Annan's initiative is an important opportunity to resolve the crisis in Syria as he is the representative of the United Nation's Secretary General and the Arab League," the opposition figure viewed.
He further confirmed that "this initiative summarizes all the national, Arab, and regional initiatives and efforts that emerged to resolve the crisis."

"The top priority is resembled by adherence of the political regime in Syria to cease fire, and that what the Defense Ministry announced, as well as by the "Free Syrian Army"," he added.
Abdel Azim moved to urge "the need to act responsibly so that this initiative would achieve success in order to save the Syrian blood and to resolve this complex crisis."

Regarding the Syrian Opposition National Coordinating Committee position, Abdel Azim confirmed that "the committee welcomes all the initiatives to resolve the crisis and the need to achieve the aspirations of the Syrian people in freedom, justice and building a democratic system which is open to the Arab nation and integrates with the revolutionary change taking place in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain and other countries."

"Syria is known with its important geographical and political position in the Arab region and the world," he asserted noting that " the solution to the crisis is manifested by a democratic pluralistic transition that opens the way for the construction of a national project with positive impacts on Syria's relations with the Islamic people and the world."

Source:al-Intiqad, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org

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