The Arab League announced Wednesday that Syria has agreed to its proposal to defuse the political unrest in the country during a meeting of the group's ministers in Cairo.

Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, the Qatari foreign minister, revealed the agreement in a press conference after the two-hour meeting with Syrian ambassador to the league, Youssef Ahmed.

Under the agreement, the Syrian government will stop the military crackdown against anti-government protesters, release jailed demonstrators and allow Arab League observers and foreign journalists into the country.

The league also proposed a dialogue between Syrian government and opposition leaders in Cairo, but the Syrian delegation prefers to conduct the dialogue in Damascus according to its terms.

Syrian protesters, who gathered outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, do not believe that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will honor the agreement as violence continued to claimed civilian lives in the city of Homs and the suburbs of Damascus on Wednesday. They shouted, "No dialogue! Leave, Bashar!" according to The New York Times.

The Syrian army had previously withdrawn from protest sites but only partially or temporarily.

The Free Syrian Army, a group of military deserters who protect anti-government protesters, said it will abide by the agreement if the Assad regime will also do so, according to CNN. If not, the group said they will bring down the Assad regime at all cost.