Cameron Plans to Discuss Syrian Truce in Phone Call With Putin This Week

© AP Photo / Virginia MayoBritish Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for a meeting with European Parliament President Martin Schultz and leaders of political parties at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016.
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for a meeting with European Parliament President Martin Schultz and leaders of political parties at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. - Sputnik International
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David Cameron plans to hold a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on the current Syrian ceasefire.

Syrian volunteers and their relatives wave the national flag and portraits of President Bashar al-Assad as they celebrate at the end of a paramilitary training conducted by the Syrian army in al-Qtaifeh, 50 kms north of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2016 - Sputnik International
Syria Truce Shows Conflict to Be 'Resolved in Assad's Favor'
LONDON (Sputnik) — UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he planed to hold a phone conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the current Syrian ceasefire later this week.

"The cessation of hostilities is an important step forward, imperfect though it is, and it does enable the possibility of political negotiations starting next week," Cameron said during a regular Question Time session at the UK Parliament.

Asked what the UK government was doing to make sure the truce was properly enforced, Cameron said that, "We are working with the Americans and the Russians to make that happen. I’ve got a European conference call with Vladimir Putin later this week to reinforce these points."

Russia and the United States reached an agreement on a ceasefire in Syria on February 22. The accord took effect on Saturday, generally holding across the country despite reported minor violations.

The cessation of hostilities does not apply to designated terrorist organizations operating in Syria, including Daesh and al-Nusra Front, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda. Both groups are banned in Russia.

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