"Given the essential deterioration of things in Syria and also the continued use of violence … it's been determined to instantly stop the work of the Arab League's mission to Syria pending presentation of the difficulty to the league's council," he said.
The league's mission in Syria has faced widespread criticism for failing to bring a halt to the regime's crackdown on protests. Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, pulled out of the mission on Tuesday.
The secretary-general and Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, are set to depart for brand new York to hunt UN support for the newest Arab decide to finish the Syrian crisis on Sunday.
The arrange necessitate a two-month transition to a unity government, with Assad giving his vice chairman full powers to figure with the proposed government.
Syria has rejected the proposal, saying it violates its sovereignty. The UN security council began closed-door negotiations on a brand new Arab-European draft resolution on Friday, however Russia's envoy said he couldn't back the language because it stands.
In the bloodiest incident reported on Saturday, Syria's state-run Sana news agency said "terrorists" ambushed a bus carrying army officers close to the tense Damascus suburb of Douma, killing seven folks.
