The Assad regime has agreed to withdraw its troops and heavy weapons from densely populated areas by the 10th April announced the United Nations-Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan.
Meanwhile the United States, Britain, France, Germany and other countries remained cynical over whether President Assad will keep his word.
The U.S. Ambassador, Susan Rice, said,
“Past experience would lead us to be sceptical and to worry that over the next several days, that rather than a diminution of the violence we might yet again see an escalation of the violence. We certainly hope that is not so."
“So the United States, for one, would look at these commitments and say, yet again, the proof is the actions, not in the words."
Addressing the U.N. Security Council, Annan said that if Syria agrees to the April 10 deadline, there would be a complete cessation of hostilities within a 48 hours window prior to the deadline.
However Annan expressed caution, reminding the member states that despite verbal agreement to end hostilities, but there is still "no progress on the ground."
President Assad had agreed to a six-point military pullout, presented by Annan on 10th March in Damascus, said Annan’s spokesperson, Ahmad Fawzi.
Fighting between the Assad regime's military and the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) continues to intensify daily. The current death toll stands at 10,108.
