GENEVA
The UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria said that the Action Group for Syria would convene at the ministerial level on Saturday, June 30, in Geneva.
A statement by Kofi Annan said that he has sent invitations to the Foreign Ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council - China , France, the Russian Federation, Britain and the United States of America and Turkey.
"Invitations have also gone to the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, and to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; as well as to the Foreign Ministers of Iraq, as Chair of the Summit of the League of Arab States; Kuwait, as Chair of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the League of Arab States and Qatar, as Chair of the Follow-up Committee on Syria of the League of Arab States. The objectives of the Action Group for Syria are to identify steps and measures to secure full implementation of the six-point plan and Security Council resolutions 2042 and 2043, including an immediate cessation of violence in all its forms. The Action Group for Syria should also agree on guidelines and principles for a Syrian-led political transition that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people; and agree on actions that will make these objectives a reality on the ground," he said.
