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TheLakhdar Brahimi peace plan for Syria refers to the joint UN-Arab League peace mission, headed byLakhdar Brahimi in order to resolve the Syria Crisis. On 17 August 2012,Brahimi was appointed by the United Nations as the new peace envoy to Syria, replacingKofi Annan,[1][2] who had previously resigned, following the collapse of his cease fire attempt.
TheKofi Annan peace plan for Syria or the Six-point peace plan for Syria,[3][4] launched in February 2012, is considered the most serious international attempt toresolve theSyrian civil war in the Middle East diplomatically. The peace plan enforced a cease-fire to take place acrossSyria since 10 April 2012, though in reality the cease-fire was announced by theSyrian government on 14 April.
Following theHoula massacre and the consequentFree Syrian Army (FSA) ultimatum to the Syrian government, the cease-fire practically collapsed towards the end of May 2012, as the FSA began nationwide offensives against the government troops. On 1 June, theSyrian PresidentBashar al-Assad vowed to crush the anti-government uprising, after the FSA announced that it was resuming “defensive operations.”[5] Following a prolonging discourse of the peace mission, Kofi Annan resigned on 2 August 2012.[6] On 17 August,Lakhdar Brahimi was appointed the new UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria.
On 17 August 2012,Brahimi was appointed by the United Nations as the new peace envoy to Syria, replacingKofi Annan.[1][2] Following initial consultations and meetings of Lakhdar Brahimi with Syrian President Assad, Russian, Chinese, as well as other officials, a cease fire attempt was announced towards late October, in order to respect the Muslim holiday ofEid al-Adha.
Brahimi appealed on both the Syrian government and the armed opposition to stop the violence during the Islamic festival ofEid al-Adha, whichfell that year probably on 26 October 2012, and 3 or 4 days after it. The government and most opposition groups agreed, but fighting soon resumed when the parties accused each other of continued violence.[7]
On 31 October 2012, Brahimi spoke in Beijing with Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi about Syria. Afterwards, Yang said he supported a “political transition” in Syria, and supported Brahimi’s mediation efforts.[8]
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