Syrian opposition groups reject Annan transition plan July 1, 2012 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian opposition groups have rejected a UN-brokered peace plan for a political transition in Syria as ambiguous and a waste of time, according to AP. An international conference in Geneva on Saturday, June 30 accepted international envoy Kofi Annan's plan that calls for the creation of a transitional government, but at Russia's insistence the compromise agreement left the door open to Syria's president being part of it. Veteran Syrian opposition figure Haitham Maleh says the agreement was "a waste of time" and pledged Sunday not to sit with President Bashar Assad or members of his "murderous" regime. A spokesperson for the Syrian National Council opposition umbrella group, Bassam Kodmani, says the agreement is "ambiguous" and lacks a mechanism or timetable for implementation. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news Hailstorm damage assessed at USD 30-40 mln in Armenia  It’s noteworthy that the hailstorm inflicted great damage in early May particularly on Armenia’s Armavir province.Armenian-Cypriots visit Sourp Magar Monastery A large number of manuscripts, dating back to 1202, as well as other valuable ecclesiastical relics were housed there.Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31 The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.Henrikh Mkhitaryan doesn’t plan to leave Shakhtar Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. |
