Russian, US Military Officials Discuss Extension of Syrian Ceasefire

© REUTERS / Umit BektasA member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) patrols in the border town of Jarablus, Syria
A member of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) patrols in the border town of Jarablus, Syria - Sputnik International
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The head of the Russian reconciliation center in Syria held talks on Wednesday with the head of the US military operations center in Jordan discussing possible extension of the Syrian ceasefire, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and US Secretary of State John Kerry at a meeting in Moscow. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to a daily bulletin posted on the ministry's website, the Russian official stressed that the American side should intensify work with US-backed armed opposition in order to facilitate the successful implementation of the ceasefire regime in war-torn Syria.

In line with the latest Russia-US agreements, a week-long ceasefire regime on the whole territory of the Syrian Arab Republic came into force on Monday at 07.00 pm Moscow time (16:00 GMT).

The Jabhat Fatah Al-Sham, formerly known as Nusra Front, and Daesh terrorist groups, which have been outlawed in Russia, are not part of the ceasefire deal.

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