Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Turkey, Russia agree on Syrian cease-fire deal: Report

ANKARA

Turkey and Russia have agreed on a cease-fire deal in Syria in a move to extend the current truce in East Aleppo to all over the war-torn country, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Dec. 28, citing “reliable sources.” 

Sources told the agency that 
Ankara and Moscow would put efforts to implement the deal among all warring factions by midnight on Dec. 29.

At the same time, terror organizations will be excluded from the cease-fire, the agency said.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said a permanent cease-fire and political solution for Syria was close. 


The minister also added that the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) would not attend the Astana talks.

Turkey regards PYD and its military wing the People’s Protection Unit (YPG) as terror organizations due to their links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), with which it has been fighting against since mid-1980s. 

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