Kofi Annan has vowed to continue efforts to secure a ceasefire and launch political negotiations in Syria, despite continuing attacks on rebel-held areas and claims that government forces killed 1,000 people in the eight days before a truce was due to begin on Tuesday, The Guardian reports.
Speaking hours after the expiry of a deadline for the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons from towns, the UN-Arab League envoy said his six-point plan was "very much alive".
Annan told the security council it was essential Syria's government "seize the opportunity to make a fundamental change of course" and halt all violence by 6 a.m. local time on Thursday.
Syrian ceasefire plan still alive - Kofi Annan
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