BRUSSLES - European Union Foreign Ministers announced that they will continue supporting the plan of the UN Envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, indicating that the plan is not dead.
The Italian AKI News Agency quoted on Monday the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, as saying that the plan includes important points, vowing ''We will continue to back Annan's plan so long as we are convinced of its effectiveness.''
In statements on the sidelines of the EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels, Ashton said ''We are waiting for Annan's next report on the mission and we are working to provide all necessary conditions for its success.''
She said that the EU is committed to providing necessary help for the UN Observer Mission, especially vehicles and cars offered by the member states to the observers. On the European assessment of the situation in Syria, Ashton said that the EU reiterates its rejection of violence.
The source said that Italy will send 12 monitors to Syria, 5 of whom are due to arrive today.
© SANA (Syria Arab News Agency) 2012
