AlHijjah 29, 1432, Nov 25, 2011, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said he was ready to provide support for the Arab League's proposal to send human-rights observers to Syria and urged the Syrian government to cooperate with the pan-Arab organization. "The secretary-general remains extremely concerned at the escalating crisis and mounting death toll in Syria," Ban spokesman Martin Nesirky said in an e-mail to reporters. "He welcomes the efforts of the League of Arab States to end the bloodshed and promote a political solution." Nesirky said Ban "welcomes in particular the Arab League's proposal to send an observer mission to protect civilians in Syria, and strongly urges the Syrian authorities to give their consent and full cooperation, as demanded by the league," "As invited by the Arab League and the General Assembly's Third Committee, the secretary-general is ready to provide the support needed in accordance with his functions and within the framework of the U.N.'s cooperation with the League of Arab States," Nesirky wrote.
