Russia and the United States will create in Geneva a joint center to monitor the ceasefire in Syria.
Russian and American military finalizing the “regime of silence” in Aleppo, said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov after a meeting with the UN special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura.
“I hope that in the near future, even the coming hours the decision will be announced”, – said Lavrov at a press conference in Moscow.
De Mistura confirmed that the sides have a hope for the renewal of the cessation of hostilities in the coming hours.
“Thanks to the efforts of the military of the two countries in those days it was imposed cease-fire in Latakia and the Eastern ghouta for a few days, our common goal is our and Americans and UN personnel in how to extend this mode and make it perpetual”, – said Sergey Lavrov.
Earlier Tuesday, at least three women were killed and 17 were injured in Aleppo in the shelling of a hospital in the district is the Governorate, which is controlled by government forces, reported the Syrian state media.
After the meeting, Lavrov and De Mistura also became known that Russia and the United States will create in Geneva a joint center to monitor the ceasefire in Syria.
According to Lavrov, the UN will provide the centre space and logistics assistance that will contribute to a much more efficient daily exchange of information”.
Currently, the relationship between the Russian military on the basis Hamim and American in Amman conducted by videoconference, in person, they almost do not meet, said Lavrov.
Now the “military of the two countries will have face-to-face to discuss specific developments on the ground,” he added, calling the opening of the center “step forward”.
