Kofi Annan, the former UN chief appointed joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, has been accused of "living on Mars" after saying he wanted the Assad government and opposition to enter dialogue.
Mr Annan has said his mission was to start a "political process" to resolve the conflict in the country. He is due this weekend in Syria where he will meet with Assad.
In comments made in Cairo on Thursday after talks with Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby, Annan warned against further militarisation of the Syrian conflict and urged the opposition to come together with the government to find a political solution.
"I hope that no one is thinking very seriously of using force in this situation," Annan said. "I believe any further militarization would make the situation worse."
| Gee, who might be using force right now Kofi? How about Pencilneck and his goons? Kofi is advocating unilateral disarmament, but then, he IS from the United Nations... |
He also said he would be making "realistic" proposals to resolve the conflict. He did not elaborate.
| After all, lunch as yet to be served... |
Activists however rejected his calls for dialogue.
"It seems he lives on Mars," said Mohammad Saeed, an activist in the Damascus suburb of Douma.
"Between us and Bashar Assad are the bodies of 5,000 martyrs. We can't hear each other even if we wanted to," he said. "What dialogue are they talking about?" |