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The United States and Russia have agreed a plan to impose a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war and lay the foundation of a peace process.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry made this announcement along with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after a day of marathon talks in Geneva. Kerry said he believed the plan would lead to talks to stop the conflict and resume movement towards a negotiated peace and a political transition in Syria. He said that the truce would come into force on Monday and that if it lasted a week, United States would begin cooperation with Russian forces to target the Nusra Front and Islamic State groups. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that despite continuing mistrust, the two sides had developed documents that would enable coordination of the fight against terrorism and a revival of Syria's failed truce in an enhanced form. | |
Saturday, 10 September 2016
Russia and US reach agreement on Syrian ceasefire
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