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Switzerland Annan
06/30/2012
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AP-APTN-2330: Switzerland Annan Saturday, 30 June 2012 STORY:Switzerland Annan- Annan says all parties must desist from Syria violence LENGTH: 01:16 FIRST RUN: 1730 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nats SOURCE: UNTV STORY NUMBER: 748109 DATELINE: Geneva - 30 June 2012 LENGTH: 01:16 SHOTLIST ++QUALITY AS INCOMING++ 1. Mid of international envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan (left of screen), and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, at conference on Syria 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria: "All parties must recommit to a sustained cessation of armed violence and implementation of the six-point plan immediately and without waiting for the actions of others. The government and the armed opposition groups must cooperate with UNSMIS (United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria); that is the UN monitors on the ground." 3. Wide of conference 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria: "There must be a commitment to accountability and national reconciliation. It is for the people of Syria to come to a political agreement, but time is running out. We need rapid steps to reach agreement. The conflict must be resolved through peaceful dialogue and negotiations alone. Conditions conducive to a political settlement must now be put in place." 5. Wide of officials clapping, UPSOUND: applause 6. Mid (from left to right) of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at conference on Syria STORYLINE UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, on Saturday urged all parties in Syria to desist from violence and to implement a United Nations-brokered six-point peace plan to end the bloodshed in a country which many fear is rapidly sliding into civil war. Annan was speaking at the United Nations' European headquarters in Geneva after a day of talks with various foreign ministers and diplomats from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Britain, China, France, Russia and the US). The talks are seen as a last-ditch attempt to salvage the peace plan brokered by Annan. "The government and the armed opposition groups must cooperate with UNSMIS (United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria)," Annan stressed. He also ruled out military intervention. "The conflict must be resolved through peaceful dialogue and negotiations alone," he said, putting responsibility firmly at the door of the Syrian people. "It is for the people of Syria to come to a political agreement." Activists say over 14-thousand people have been killed in the uprising which began in March of last year. Russia and the United States - two permanent members of the Security Council - are currently at odds over Annan's peace plan which sees the easing of power from Syrian President Bashar Assad's grip through a political solution. The United States insists that Assad must go but Moscow has refused to back a provision that would call for Assad to step aside, insisting that outsiders cannot dictate a political solution for Syria. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN (Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV 06-30-12 1945EDT
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