Arabs agree new Syria plan, urge U.N. support

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CAIRO | Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:30pm EST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab foreign minister agreed on Sunday a new political roadmap for Syria that sees President Bashar al-Assad delegating power to a deputy and setting up a unity government as a prelude to early parliamentary and presidential elections.

Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani told a news conference after a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo that the Arab League would take its initiative to the UN Security Council and ask for its endorsement.

(Writing by Lin Noueihed)

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