The US and Russia agreed to a cease-fire in Syria from February 27 – RBC

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The US and Russia agreed on a ceasefire in Syria, which will enter into force on 27 February. An exception will be made for the terrorist group “Islamic State” and “Al-Nusra Dzhebhat»

According to diplomatic sources, the TV channel Al Jazeera from a number of countries, Russia and the United States reached an agreement on ceasefire in Syria. According to the agreement, the ceasefire should enter into force on 27 February. For information about the agreement was confirmed by diplomatic sources, Reuters news agency.

The only exception, according to Al Jazeera, made for a terrorist organization “Islamic State” and “Dzhebhat en-Nusra” (both banned in Russia) According to the TV channel reported Now Russia and the United States must convince all parties to the Syrian conflict to sign this agreement. According to the correspondent of Al Jazeera, in the near future to announce the agreement US Secretary of State John Kerry.

According to Reuters, the agreement on the ceasefire and said the representatives of the Syrian opposition. Coordinator of the Higher Syrian opposition negotiating committee Riad Hijab said that there was an agreement on a temporary cease-fire in Syria “in accordance with international guarantees».

Previous ceasefire failed. The International Syrian Support Group, which operates under the auspices of the UN, February 12, reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities during the week. However, this did not happen.

On the eve of John Kerry said that the US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future can discuss a peace agreement on Syria. After talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, John Kerry said that negotiators on Syria “is now closer to a ceasefire”, than it has ever been. According to him, he and the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry managed to agree in principle on the terms of the end of hostilities in Syria. “In general, we have reached a preliminary agreement on the terms of a cessation of hostilities, which may begin in the coming days”, – quotes Reuters Kerry

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