Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Proposal on the Syria Crisis by the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Kofi Annan

March 28, 2012
Japanese

On Tuesday, March 27, the United Nations announced that the Syrian Government had accepted the Six-Point Proposal on the Syria crisis by Kofi Annan, the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, which includes, amongst others, the immediate cessation of violence.
Amid the ongoing oppression in Syria that has been accompanied by more than 9,000 fatalities since March 2011, Japan views this declaration of acceptance by the Syrian Government as an initial important step toward ending the bloodshed. A prompt and substantive implementation of the Special Envoy’s proposal is vital, and Japan will pay close attention to the situation from here on, along with repeating its calls upon the Syrian Government to put an immediate end to the violence unconditionally and to swiftly and completely comply with the content of the Proposal and the Arab League’s action plan and statement.
Japan will continue to make its utmost diplomatic effort, in coordination with the international community, toward resolving the Syria problem.

(*The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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