Defense Ministry reports on negotiations with Turkey on Idlib
The talks between the military delegations of Russia and Turkey were constructive, the parties reaffirmed all the agreements reached at the talks between the leaders of the two countries. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Russian military department is satisfied with the results of the talks held in Ankara with the Turkish military. All previous agreements have been confirmed, the first joint patrol of the M15 highway will take place on March 4.
- said in a statement.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the ceasefire, introduced from 00:01 on March 6, will continue, the six-kilometer-wide security corridor along the M4 highway will be patrolled by joint Russian-Turkish patrols. Turkey will retain observation posts located in the province of Idlib, the Syrian army and pro-Turkish military units remain in their positions, fixed at the time of negotiations on March 5. No other details of the negotiations are given.
Meanwhile, according to the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, the ceasefire has been violated six times in the last day in Idlib province. It is also specified that the agreements were violated by militants from groups not controlled by Turkey.
- said the head of the Central Command and Control Center Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev.
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