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Summary World powers agreed that a national unity government should be set up in Syria to resolve conflict.
International powers agreed Saturday that a national unity government should be set up in Syria to resolve the conflict between President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces trying to oust him.Peace envoy Kofi Annan said that the government should include members of Assads administration and the opposition.It is for the Syrian people to determine the future of the country, Annan said.I think that the government will have to be formed through discussions and negotiations and by mutual consent. And I will doubt that the Syrians that have fought so hard for their independence to be able to have a say in how they are governed and who governs them, will select people with blood on their hands to lead them, he said.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly endorsed a new international plan for a political transition in Syria, saying it would send a clear message to President Bashar al-Assad.He needs to hear loudly and clearly, that his days are numbered, Clinton said.The Geneva talks were billed as a last-ditch effort to halt the worsening bloodshed in Syria, that has claimed more than 10,000 lives according to the U.N.
