U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says the Syrian government must immediately implement a cease-fire and stop its attacks on opposition groups, as fresh clashes broke out across the country on Friday.
Mr. Annan's spokesperson ((Ahmad Fawzi)) told reporters in Geneva that the "deadline is now" for President Bashar al-Assad to implement the six-point peace plan drawn up by the former U.N. chief. He did not specify what action, if any, would be taken if Mr. Assad did not comply.
Arab leaders at a Baghdad summit on Thursday endorsed the Syria peace plan and called for its immediate implementation.
Mr. Assad agreed to the peace plan on Tuesday but government forces have not shown restraint.
Some analysts say Mr. Assad may have agreed to the peace plan as a stalling tactic.