“In accordance with these agreements, the cessation of hostilities on the entire territory of the Syrian Arab Republic resumes today, starting at 7pm Moscow time. The Russian side has completed all the necessary preparations for its [ceasefire] compliance,” Rudskoy announced.
He went on to say that Russia has “all the necessary capabilities” for monitoring the ceasefire situation in Syria. The Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria has established special monitoring groups in all Syrian provinces to observe the cessation of hostilities.
The respective information on the state of the agreement would be provided to reporters for “objective coverage of the real situation.”
The Russian Defense Ministry noted that airstrikes against terrorist groups such as Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front will go ahead, since they are not part of the brokered agreement.
According to Moscow, a joint US-Russian coordination center will be established to decide on airstrikes conducted by US-led coalition planes and the Russian Air Force.
The creation of the center was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry in Geneva last Friday.
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