Damascus has accepted Kofi Annan's six-point plan

Damascus has accepted Kofi Annan's six-point plan to stop bloodshed in the country, a spokesman for the UN envoy to Syria announced. Kofi Annan has praised Damascus's acceptance of the plan as "an important initial step" towards ending violence in the country and creating an environment to start a dialogue between the regime and the Syrian opposition. UN peace envoy Annan said Syria to reply on ending violence soon. Kofi Annan says he expects Assad response on proposals to end violence on Tuesday; Russia says will continue weapons sales to Syria, despite pressure from West to stop arming Assad regime. Syrian officials are expected to respond Tuesday to a number of concrete proposals on how to end the violence in their homeland, UN peace envoy Kofi Annan said. Annan, who is in Turkey, had visited Syria over the weekend. "We expect to hear from the Syrian officials today," said Annan on Tuesday. "Once we have received their answer, we will know how to react." 

  UN estimates the Syrian government's violent crackdown on dissent has killed more than 7,500 people so far. Killings has add to the pressure on UN Security Council members propelled for meeting to decide what to do next to stop the violence. International community's for peacemaking headed by Annan, is taking stock with both the Syrian government and the opposition refusing to talk to one another.Annan expressed hope that a solution can be found to the crisis in remarks after meeting Tuesday with Burhan Ghalioun, the head of the main Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Council."The whole world is coming together in working with us in resolving the situation and with goodwill and determination, I am hopeful, we will make progress," Annan said. 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan extended full support to efforts by Annan. He said the next meeting of the so-called Friends of Syria group will take place in Istanbul on April 2. Turkey has expressed hope that Russia and China, who shunned the previous conference in Tunisia, would join.

Syrian officials are expected to respond Tuesday to a number of concrete proposals on how to end the violence in their homeland, UN peace envoy Kofi Annan said."We expect to hear from the Syrian officials today," said Annan on Tuesday. "Once we have received their answer, we will know how to react."