Turkey hails world powers’ Syria plan as ‘important step’

Turkey on Friday hailed a plan agreed by world powers to cease hostilities in Syria within a week as an important step and an opportunity to find a solution to the almost five-year civil war.

 

The agreement by the 17 countries of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) “is an important step on the way to finding a solution to the Syrian crisis,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wrote on Twitter.

 

“What is important now is embracing this opportunity, stopping the airstrikes, ceasing targeting civilians and providing humanitarian access.”

 

The world powers, including Turkey, agreed at talks in Munich “to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week’s time,” said US Secretary of State John Kerry.

 

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