Arab League presents Syria with peace plan to end fights

Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby presented Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a plan to end the violence in the uprising against al-Assad’s rule.

In an interview with Russian Television, Reuters report the President as saying he would cooperate with the opposition.

"We will cooperate with all political powers, both those who had existed before the crisis, and those who arose during it. We believe interacting with these powers is extremely important," Assad said during the interview.

According to new media, the Arab League committee put its plan, involving talks in Cairo between the Syrian authorities and their opponents, to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem and Bouthaina Shaaban, a political adviser to Assad, on Sunday in Qatar.

"More important than a dialogue is action... This committee has given a very strong response to the recent killings," Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, whose country presides over the committee, told reporters.

"Whether we agree on the working paper or not we hope to receive an answer by Monday. If they approve the working paper, it will be implemented immediately."

Despite the efforts, Syria is still faced by constant violence, with 12 more people being shot at by security forces over the weekend, according to opposition activists.