MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Two truce deals with representatives of the settlements Latakia province were inked in the last 24 hours, according to the ministry.
“Within last 24 hours, 2 truce agreements have been signed with representatives of inhabited areas of the Latakia province. The total number of inhabited areas, the leaders of which had signed reconciliation agreements, has reached 1045,” the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website on Saturday.
The ceasefire negotiations have continued with commanders of illegal armed groups in the Damascus province, and with detachments of armed opposition in the Quneitra, Aleppo, Hama and Homs provinces, it added.
The Syrian civil war is ongoing since March 2011, with different countries, regional powers and terrorist organizations such as Islamic State and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, both outlawed in Russia, involved in the conflict.
Moscow has been actively engaged in the mediation of Syria talks, searching for a sustainable solution to the conflict.