National Coalition President Khaled Khoja, however, also expressed distrust in Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Despoiler of Deraa...
, despite U.N. Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura's remarks announcing the government's willingness to suspend fighting in the key northern Syrian province.
"The FSA's [Free Syrian Army
... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund...
] General Staff and all FSA factions will fully abide by the terms of the agreement that will be announced in the event that a real solution is reached that achieves the demands of the Syrian people and restores security and stability to Syria," he said in an interview published on the Syrian Coalition's website.
"We welcome any effort aimed at stopping the bloodshed in Syria, and this has been the position of the Syrian Coalition since it was established," he said when asked about a plan put forward by de Mistura.
However,
denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
he stressed "the Assad regime's compliance with peace initiatives will be judged by actions, not words."