US and Russia pledge to redouble efforts to end Syria war

The US and Russia have decided to redouble efforts in maintaining peace in Syria and extend the truce around Aleppo city for 48 hours beginning 1am local time on 10 May, in an attempt to end the five-year civil war in Arab nation.

 

US Secretary of State, John Kerry met his counterparts in Paris on 9 May to discuss the agreement between Washington and Moscow to fight Islamic State (Isis) and to restore Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) in Syria.

 

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