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UN chief calls for end of violence from all sides in Syria

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VIENNA, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- UN General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that he continued to be gravely concerned at the level of violence in Syria, and called for opposing sides to end the conflicts.

"This violence should stop from all sides whether by national security forces or by opposition forces," Ban told a joint press conference in Vienna, after meeting with Austrian President Heinz Fischer.

"What is important at this time is how the international community led by the United Nations can formulate the political framework where there will be a ceasefire, there will be an end of the violence and discuss how this situation could be resolved peacefully without causing any further violence to the people," Ban said.

Ban also considered providing humanitarian assistance to people affected by the conflicts as an even more important thing to do at the moment.

The Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations (OCHA) is working on an access plan to prove assistance to the people in Syria, he said.