Syria has invited Detlev Mehlis to Damascus to sign a co-operation agreement.

"The Syrian commission of inquiry invites you to come to Syria at a date that you will specify so the two commissions can study the best means and mechanisms of cooperation," said Ghada Murad the ehad of the Syrian Commission set up in response to Mehlis's calls for a Syrian invesigation.

The Syrian Commission "expresses its readiness for a complete cooperation and a thorough coordination with your commission to reach the truth which we are all seeking," she continued.