Syria on Wednesday fully accepted an Arab League plan to end nearly eight months of the unrest, during a ministerial meeting at the organization’s Cairo headquarters.

Syria on Wednesday fully accepted an Arab League plan to end nearly eight months of the unrest, during a ministerial meeting at the organization's Cairo headquarters, a League official said.

"The Syrian delegation accepted the Arab League plan without reservations and in its entirety," the official said.

The peace plan agreed to by Syria, provides for a "complete halt to the violence to protect civilians."

It also calls for the "release of people detained as a result of the recent events, the withdrawal of forces from towns and districts where there have been armed clashes, and the granting of access to the Arab League, and Arab and international media."

The blueprint stipulates that "the Arab ministerial committee (headed by the prime minister of Qatar) will conduct consultations with the government and the various Syrian opposition parties aimed at launching a national dialogue."

The text did not specify a venue for the dialogue, a bone of contention between the government, which insists on Damascus, and the opposition which says it should be outside Syria.

The plan was submitted Sunday to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem at a meeting in Doha and a reply had been initially due on Monday, but Syria asked for a delay to allow its leadership to mull the proposals.