Moscow-Sana
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today that an agreement has been reached to stop hostilities in Idlib at the current situation, indicating that the agreement affirms a commitment to the unity and sovereignty of Syria and the continued fight against terrorism there.
"We do not agree in all opinions with the Turkish side on the situation in Syria, but every time and in the crucial moments, and based on the level of relations that unite us, we were able to reach," Putin told reporters at the end of talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow today. Acceptable solutions, and this is what happened today as well, ”indicating that a joint document was agreed to stop hostilities in Idlib at the current situation.
Putin reiterated the need to adhere to the principles of Syria's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to continue combating terrorism there, and the willingness of the two countries to continue to work within the framework of the Astana process to resolve the crisis in Syria.
The head of the Turkish regime had mobilized during the past two weeks all of its terrorist mercenaries and provided them with advanced weaponry and launched major attacks on the Syrian Arab Army sites in Saraqib and southern Idlib with fiery coverage from its soldiers in order to restore the areas liberated by the Syrian Arab Army units, but all his attempts failed and the attackers were eliminated, including Turkish soldiers .
In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov explained that the document agreed upon stipulates the cessation of all hostilities on the "contact line" in the Idlib governorate from the first minute after midnight on the sixth of March and the establishment of a safe passage 6 km deep along the M4 Saraqib Latakia road Noting that the specifications for this corridor are agreed upon by consultations between the two countries and the beginning of the joint Russian-Turkish patrols from Tarnah to the west, from Saraqib to Ain Hamra.
Lavrov stressed that Russia and Turkey, and based on the stabilization of the situation in the de-escalation zone in Idlib, signed in September 2018, confirm their commitment to the territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty of the Syrian territories and their intention to combat all terrorist organizations there and listed on the Security Council's list of terrorist entities.
Lavrov reiterated that there is no military solution to the crisis in Syria and that it should be settled through a political process led by the Syrians in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2254, focusing on the importance of protecting civilians and providing humanitarian assistance to all who need it and working to return the displaced to their homes.