'..Annan plan is the "last chance" for peace in Syria..'<blockquote>'U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said Monday that President Bashar al-Assad did agree to the plan, and it largely held "for a couple of days." But the shelling of the city of Homs, for example, resumed Saturday and has persisted, she said.
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Representatives from one opposition group, the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, visited Russia Tuesday.
The group's leader, Hasan Abdul Azim, said the Annan plan is the "last chance" for peace in Syria, Russian media reported. He is quoted as saying that the "Syrian dialogue needs" help from international groups such as the United Nations and the Arab League.'
- Joe Sterling,
Syria peace stymied by 'outside forces," Russia says, April 17, 2012</blockquote>
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(Syria) - '..the ceasefire .. a first [important] step.'</blockquote>