The UN and Arab League's special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has met President Bashar al-Assad to call for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict.
Syrian state TV said the meeting in Damascus took place in a "positive atmosphere".
It came a day after government forces are said to have killed more than 70 people across Syria, mainly in Homs and the northern province of Idlib.
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