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| Syrian talks in Munich (Image: The Guardian) |
The Guardian -MUNICH: A cessation of hostilities is to come into force in Syria within a week
and humanitarian aid is to be delivered to besieged areas across the country in
the next few days, the US, Russia and other powers said late on Thursday night
at talks in Munich. There was no clear commitment to end Russian airstrikes,
however.
Galvanised by
mounting international concern over the war, John Kerry, the US secretary of
state, said progress had been made towards implementing a nationwide “cessation
of hostilities”, although it was not clear how this could happen unless Russia
stops bombing civilians and mainstream rebels who are fighting the Syrian
president, Bashar al-Assad. Action against Islamic State would continue.
