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.

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