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As Syria is bracing to announce the results of its firstparliamentary elections under the new constitution, the UnitedNations-Arab League joint envoy Kofi Annan expressed Tuesday"profound concern" that with the ongoing violence Syria mightdescend into a full civil war. Syria's mainstream media said the judicial committees entrustedwith supervising the electoral process were counting ballotsTuesday, a day after Syrians cast their ballots and choose amongthe more than 7,000 candidates vying for the 250-seat parliament. Monday's elections were marked with boycott of some oppositionparties inside Syria, which dismissed the polls as "formal anddesigned by security forces to fit the current regime." The elections were also criticized by the United States, whichregarded the move as "bordering on ludicrous." However, the Syrian government deems the elections as a large stepof reform promised by embattled Syrian President Bashar al- Assad. Meanwhile, UN-AL joint envoy Annan urged Tuesday the Syriangovernment and the opposition to halt violence "otherwise Syriawould descend into a full civil war," saying that "implications ofthat are quite frightening." "The violence must stop and a credible process of politicaldialogue must begin," he said, warning that a civil war "will notonly affect Syria, it will have an impact on the whole region." Annan made it clear that there have been numerous violations to hissix-point peace plan. "The level of violence and abuses areunacceptable," he told reporters after briefing the UN SecurityCouncil by video conference in Geneva. He said the total 300 observers will be on the ground in Syria bythe end of May. On April 21, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted aresolution to approve the deployment to Syria of up to 300 unarmedUN military observers in order to monitor a fragile ceasefirebetween the Syrian government forces and armed opposition fighters. Under the resolution, the UN Supervision Mission in Syria has aninitial period of 90 days to carry out its mandate. "I believe their presence will make quite a difference.. I thinkwhen they are fully deployed and working as a team, establishingrelations with the people, we will see much greater impact on thework they are to do," Annan said. The UN-brokered ceasefire has done little to stem the violence inSyria, as murders, bombings, kidnapping and acts of arson andsabotage are reported on a daily basis. The International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday describedthe fighting in Syria as an "armed conflict." Meanwhile, Syria's permanent representative to the United Nations,Bashar al-Jafari, said Tuesday that the work of the observermission is on the right path, yet the type of crimes committed bythe armed terrorist groups became worse, according to state-runSANA news agency. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Stovetop Coffee Maker , China Stainless Steel Food Container, and more. For more , please visit Aluminum Cookware Set today!
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