Russia Says It Has Opened Coordination Center at Syria’s Latakia Airbase
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Russia announced that it has opened a coordination center at its Hmeymim airbase in the Syrian province of Latakia.
“In accordance with the Russian-American agreements from Feb. 22 on the cessation of hostilities in Syria, to implement a monitoring mechanism for the ceasefire a coordination center has been opened for the reconciliation of warring parties,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying on Tuesday.
Konashenkov, meanwhile, added that the opposition representatives do not include the Takfiri Daesh terror group and the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front.
The announcement came after the Syrian government said it accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia on Monday.
Damascus would coordinate with Moscow to decide which groups and areas would be included in the "cessation of hostilities" plan, which is due to take effect on February 27 according to the US-Russian plan, Syria said in a statement.
