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March 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The UN delegation led by Kofi Annan is holding its second round of talks with Syrian President Assad. But with both the opposition and the regime flatly refusing to open dialogue until violence has ended, the likelihood of progress seems slim.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan’s first round of talks failed to reach any tangible resolution on the conflict. President Assad made it clear on Saturday that negotiations would not be open while “armed terrorist groups were still operating in the country.”
Likewise, the head of the opposition Hassan Abdulazin thanked the UN for their “efforts to find a solution to the crisis.” However, he stressed that “any negotiation for finding a transitional phase should be conducted after stopping violence, releasing prisoners and establishing a suitable environment.”
Kofi Annan is lobbying for a ceasefire to create windows through which humanitarian aid could be delivered to civilians suffering in the conflict.
Meanwhile in Egypt, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Arab League leaders and came up with a five-point plan for Syria geared towards promoting dialogue between Assad and the rebels.
It calls for an immediate ceasefire from both parties and the implementation of a foreign monitoring committee. This would pave the way for the delivery of humanitarian aid and lay the foundations for a political dialogue. The plan absolutely prohibits all foreign intervention.
Kofi Annan ‘living on Mars’
Before his arrival in Syria, opposition groups accused Kofi Annan of “living on Mars” after he called for negotiations with President Assad’s regime. Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, Paris-based chairman of the opposition Syrian National Council, decried Annan’s stance as “disappointing.”
Jason Ditz editor of Antiwar web project described the opposition’s unwillingness to enter into dialogue as “unsurprising” given that “a lot of them have put their eggs in one basket for international military intervention.”
“[Kofi Annan] is very much acting against the interests of these opposition groups,” he said to RT.
Mr. Ditz added that there was a possibility that Annan could push for a resolution, but highlighted that there were some “rebel factions that are so committed to the idea of foreign military intervention that they’re not going to be involved.”
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