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Sunday, July 9, 2017
Trump hails Syria truce brokered with Russia
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump says a cease-fire in southern Syria brokered by the US and Russia “will save lives” and is calling for further cooperation with Moscow.
In a tweet published shortly after the truce came into effect this afternoon, Trump writes: “We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!”
…We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives. Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017
The cease-fire between the Syrian government and the rebels was brokered by Russia, the US and Jordan. Both Jordan and Israel fear that Iranian-backed forces allied with the Syrian government will establish a lasting presence along their borders.
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to the cease-fire on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg last week.
Several cease-fires have been declared over the course of Syria’s six-year-old civil war. None has lasted very long.
— AP
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