12/20/2011
Syria should act to implement its commitments - US
Washington, The US said Monday that it has seen "too many broken promises" from the Syrian regime, adding it is "more interested" that it implements the commitments made.
State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that they have seen reports and the announcements made from the Syrian side that they have now signed the Arab League proposal to send observers to monitor the situation on the ground.
"From a US perspective, we've seen too many broken promises from the Syrian regime. So we're really less interested in a signed piece of paper than we are in actions to implement commitments made," she stressed.
She added "we firmly support the calls by the Arab League and the stipulations in this agreement that international human rights monitors would have unfettered access to all locations in Syria, that the violence will stop, that all political prisoners will be released and that armed elements of the Syrian regime will be withdrawn from populated areas." "It's on that basis that we will judge the seriousness of the Syrian regime with regard to this, its apparent acquiescence now to the Arab League's proposal," she remarked.
She stressed "we're not prepared to welcome anything but concrete steps that improve the lives of the Syrian people and end the violence." Nuland noted that discussions are continuing in New York on the draft that Russia put forward regarding Syria, saying "we've had a number of informal discussions leading to, we hope, very serious consideration of the serious UN Security Council draft."
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