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Syrian Foreign Ministry Spokesman JihadMakdissi has denied that his country is resorting to politicalreasons in accepting international observers on ground, expressingastonishment at comments made by the United Nations' peacekeepingchief Herve Ladsous that Syria has denied visas for threeobservers. "The agreement's text, which has recently been signed in Damascuswith the advance team of UN observers, stipulates a clear andexplicit consent of both parties on the nationality of observers,"Makdissi said in a statement to the pro-government al- Watan dailypublished Wednesday. "More than 124 nationalities are welcome in Syria," he said. Makdissi underlined that there is no rejection from the Syrianside, adding that the basis of the agreement is that Syriapractices its full sovereign rights and protect the safety of theobservers, "particularly that Syrians have concerns over somenationals, whose countries have a main role in imposing sanctionson Syria that targeted the livelihood of its citizens." But Ladsous said Tuesday that Syria has already denied visas tothree international observers without reasons. But he declined todisclose their nationalities. Ladsous made his remarks during a briefing on the progress of theUN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), which was established bythe UN Security Council on April 21 in order to monitor acease-fire between Syrian government troops and opposition forcesand to support a six-point peace plan initiated by internationalenvoy Kofi Annan. He said there were "verbal comments" from the Syrians about theinternational group "Friends of Syria" that groups around 70countries such as the United States and some European Union states. The Syrian government has reportedly said it would reject visas toobservers from the group. The advance team of UN observers arrived in Syria two weeks ago toset the ground for the larger mission and to establish liaison withall concerned parties in the crisis. They also came to monitor thetruce that practically went into effect on April 12. However, since their arrival, the rate of violence has notablyincreased with reports of more assassinations, kidnappings andexplosions. Related: UN monitors continue tours in Syria's Homs amid ongoing violence DAMASCUS, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The UN observers toured Tuesday arestive neighborhood in Syria's central province of Homs, as partof their monitoring mission that aims at bringing the 13-month-oldunrest to a close, state media said, as opposition activistsreported heavy shelling in northern Idlib province. Full story New UN observers' chief arrives in Syria DAMASCUS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Major General Robert Mood of Norwayarrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus Sunday afternoon to heada UN cease-fire observer mission, aimed at bringing an early end tothe 13-month-old crisis in Syria. Full story Special Report: Syrian Situation. I am an expert from superdigital-china.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Blackberry OEM Parts Manufacturer , Unlocking Motorola Cell Phones Manufacturer, Unlocking Sony Ericsson Phones,and more.
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