Syria says to fully cooperate with new UN envoy

UNITED NATIONS - Syria said on Tuesday that it would fully cooperate with Lakhdar Brahimi, the new joint special representative of the UN and the Arab League, to bring an end to the 18-month crisis in the country.

The statement came as Bashar al-Jaafari, the Syrian permanent representative to the United Nations, addressed the UN General Assembly about the crisis that has plagued his country since March 2011.

"I would like to emphasize that the resignation of Mr. Kofi Annan should not be a reason to keep away from the six-point plan adopted by the Security Council Resolution 2042," he said.

"We call upon all the parties -- Arab, regional and international -- which have influence on the armed groups, particularly those states which had refused to receive Kofi Annan and refused to cooperate with him, all those states whose representatives made destructive, negative statements days after Mr. Kofi Annan took over ... We invite all those states to cooperate with Mr. Brahimi in implementing the six-point plan," said the ambassador.