Dubai: Syria on Wednesday unconditionally accepted an Arab League plan to end nearly eight months of bloodshed, even as 35 more people were killed in violence in Homs and Hama.
A League official was quoted as saying in Cairo that the Syrian delegation accepted the Arab League plan without reservations and in its entirety.
The plan calls for an immediate halt to all acts of violence in Syria, immediate release of people detained as a result of the recent events, the removal of tanks and security forces from the streets, and the start of a dialogue between the Damascus regime and its opponents within two weeks.
It also urged Syria to grant access to the Arab League institutions, and Arab and international media.
Welcoming the Syrian move, Qatari Prime Minister Shaikh Hamad Bin Jasem Al Thani told a news conference after a ministerial meeting that "we are happy to have reached this agreement and we will be even happier when it is implemented immediately."
However, violence continued in Homs where at least 20 people were killed. Activists said gunmen attacked factory workers in the village of Houla on Wednesday, killing 11. Gunmen also attacked a bus carrying workers, killing nine.
Deserters also killed 15 members of the security forces in Hama province, a rights group said.
