Syria has accepted Kofi Annan's plan to end the bloodshed in the country, the UN envoy said.
The plan includes a ceasefire by Syrian forces, a daily two-hour halt to fighting to evacuate injured people and provide humanitarian aid and inclusive talks about a political solution.
Mr Annan's spokesman that the Syrian government's acceptance of the proposal came in a letter addressed to the UN envoy.
More than 8,000 people have been killed in Syria's yearlong uprising. There are concerns that the conflict could cause a regional conflagration.