The US has little hope for settling the situation in Syria peacefully, US representative to the UN Susan Rice said. She held a three-hour consultation at the UN Security Council and concluded that the Syrian government would not fulfill the cease-fire plan, RIA Novosti reports.
The US diplomat said that the plan of Kofi Annan, special envoy of the UN and LAS, has little chances of fulfillment by Syria.
Vitaly Churkin, Russian representative to the UN, said that the best way to avoid the catastrophe is to fulfill the plan, which requires the efforts of everyone.
David Cohen, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial security, expressed willingness to visit Russia. The US want Syrian President basher al-Assad to lose power and is concerned over Russian-Syrian financial ties.
Consultations at the UN Security Council were held after the massacre at Houla, 25 km from Homs, last week. The incident happened right before the arrival of Kofi Annan.
