UN: Syria accepts Russian plan for ceasefire in besieged zone
madaresharghi BASSAM KHABIEH/REUTERSPeople gather at a damaged site after an airstrike in the militant-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, on November 27, 2017. The Syrian government has accepted a Russian suggestion of a ceasefire in the besieged militant-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told reporters on […]
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People gather at a damaged site after an airstrike in the militant-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, on November 27, 2017.
The Syrian government has accepted a Russian suggestion of a ceasefire in the besieged militant-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told reporters on Tuesday.
“I was just informed by the Russians today at the P5 meeting that the Russians have proposed and the government has accepted a ceasefire on Eastern Ghouta because we were and are very concerned about it,” de Mistura said, Reuters reported.
“Now we need to see whether this takes place but it’s not coincidental that this has actually been proposed and agreed upon just at the beginning of this session (of peace talks in Geneva).”