Putin says Syrian regime and rebels have signed a truce deal
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced that the Syrian regime and rebels had signed a ceasefire deal and agreed to start peace talks. Putin said in televised comments that Damascus and the bulk of the armed opposition had signed a document on a ceasefire in Syria and also an announcement on their readiness to start peace negotiations. "Three documents have been signed. The first is a document between the Syrian government and armed opposition for a ceasefire on the territory of Syria," Putin said at a meeting with his defence and foreign ministers. The second document is a set of measures to verify the ceasefire. The third document is an announcement of their readiness to start peace talks." The truce deal will go into effect from midnight, Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu said, with the Syrian military announcing that it was gearing up to halt all operations. Shoigu also said the rebel groups that have signed up to the ceasefire comprise some 62,000 ...
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