UN chief hopes Russian-Turkish agreements on Idlib to result in ceasefire

UN chief hopes Russian-Turkish agreements on Idlib to result in ceasefire
# 06 March 2020 09:44 (UTC +04:00)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed the hope that the agreements on the situation in Syria’s Idlib province reached by the Russian and Turkish leaders will lead to an immediate cessation of hostilities, APA reports citing TASS.

"The Secretary-General hopes that this agreement will lead to an immediate and lasting cessation of hostilities that ensures the protection of civilians in northwest Syria", reads a statement issued on behalf of the UN chief.

He also called for a return to the UN-brokered political process mandated by Security Council resolution 2254 (2015).

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