UN praises ceasefire, urges durable truce

A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he urged the parties to begin talks as soon as possible in Cairo on a durable ceasefire “and the underlying issues.”

The United Nations is prepared to support these efforts, Ban says in the statement, according to the spokesman.

— AP contributed

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