'Provisional agreement' on terms of Syria ceasefire: Kerry

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Provisional agreement on terms of Syria ceasefire: Kerry
US Secretary of States John Kerry follows a news conference after the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meeting in Munich, southern Germany.

Amman - Kerry said the international community was "closer to a ceasefire today than we have been."

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Published: Sun 21 Feb 2016, 1:46 PM

Last updated: Sun 21 Feb 2016, 3:49 PM

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that a provisional agreement had been reached with Russia on the terms of a ceasefire in Syria.
After having spoken with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov by telephone, Kerry said: "We have reached a provisional agreement, in principle, on the terms of the cessation of hostilities that could begin in the coming days."
Speaking in Amman, Kerry said the international community was "closer to a ceasefire today than we have been."


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