Damascus: The Syrian government Wednesday rejected UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s call for unilateral cease-fire, saying that armed rebel groups should end violence first.
According to media reports, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdissi said, “We told Ban Ki-moon to send emissaries to the countries which have influence on the armed groups, so that they would put an end to the violence.”
Makdissi added that Damascus had earlier implemented cease-fire twice during the abortive UN military observer mission deployed to Syria between April and the end of August.
Yet, he said, the insurgents had misused the opportunity “to expand their armed deployment and increase casualties due to terrorist activities.”
Makdissi also stated that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has discussed the issue with Ban on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting earlier this month.
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