The Syrian Foreign Ministry statement backtracks on previous public commitments given by the government that it will fully abide by the U.N. six-point plan, which paves the way for a cease-fire, due to be implemented by Tuesday.

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U.N. envoy Kofi Annan's six-point plan to end the crisis addresses the issue.

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Despite many challenges, Annan said the U.N. mission and attempts to implement his six-point plan continue.

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It has authorized up to 300 monitors in Syria to monitor a cease-fire and the six-point peace plan of U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan.

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The cease-fire went into effect April 12 and is part of a six-point peace plan negotiated by U.N. and Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan.

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The cease-fire is part of a six-point peace plan laid out by U.N.

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The text of the draft calls for the immediate implementation of a six-point peace plan, as put forward by U.N.

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The mission's job is to monitor U.N. and Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan's six-point peace plan that never got off the ground.

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Al-Sharaa headed meetings with the former U.N. and Arab League point man on Syria, Kofi Annan, and international officials visiting Syria.

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Meanwhile, the mandate of the U.N. observer mission that had been tasked to monitor Annan's six-point peace plan, which included a failed ceasefire, ends on Sunday.

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"If there is not a sustained cessation of violence, full freedom of movement for U.N. personnel and rapid, meaningful progress on all other aspects of the six-point plan, then we must all conclude this mission has run its course, " Rice said.

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"Today marks a critical moment in our six-point plan for ending the violence in Syria, " said U.N.

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Dr. Margaret Chan, the U.N. agency's director-general, said the decision to raise the alert on the 6-point scale indicated that all countries should "immediately" activate pandemic preparedness plans.

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