Ahmad Ramadan, a member of the Syrian National Coalition opposition group's executive body, called the U.S. assertion an "important step" that should be followed by actual measures.
Ognian Zlatev (founding member of the Bulgarian media self-regulatory body, the National Council for Journalistic Ethics), presents a thorough analysis of press councils in the abovementioned publication (OSCE, 2008, pp. 45-66).
Sheikh Anas Airout, a senior member of the Syrian National Council, said Annan did not get an agreement from the opposition body but that the Free Syrian Army, a main armed opposition group composed primarily of defected soldiers, committed to abide by the cease-fire as long as the regime stopped its attacks.