(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian opposition's Higher Negotiations Committee said rebel factions who will approve the planned truce agreed by major powers on Thursday, source told Zaman al-Wasl.
The United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations, agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing, Reuters reported.
Following a marathon meeting in Munich aimed at resurrecting peace talks that collapsed last week, the powers reaffirmed their commitment to a political transition when conditions on the ground improved.
Syria's main opposition group welcomed the plan on Friday. But it cautioned, however, that the agreement must prove to be effective before it joins political talks with government representatives in Geneva.
Riad Hijab, opposition's coordinator, to carry on intensive consultations with rebels factions on Friday, source said.
Russia's intervention on the battlefield on behalf of Assad since last October has swung the momentum in the fight between the government and opposition forces. The latest advance over the past two weeks has seen government forces and allies rout rebels and come close to encircling Aleppo, a divided city half held by rebels for years.
The United States, Russia and more than a dozen other nations, agreed on Friday to a cessation of hostilities in Syria set to begin in a week and to provide rapid humanitarian access to besieged Syrian towns, but failed to secure a complete ceasefire or an end to Russian bombing, Reuters reported.
Following a marathon meeting in Munich aimed at resurrecting peace talks that collapsed last week, the powers reaffirmed their commitment to a political transition when conditions on the ground improved.
Syria's main opposition group welcomed the plan on Friday. But it cautioned, however, that the agreement must prove to be effective before it joins political talks with government representatives in Geneva.
Riad Hijab, opposition's coordinator, to carry on intensive consultations with rebels factions on Friday, source said.
Russia's intervention on the battlefield on behalf of Assad since last October has swung the momentum in the fight between the government and opposition forces. The latest advance over the past two weeks has seen government forces and allies rout rebels and come close to encircling Aleppo, a divided city half held by rebels for years.
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