Turkish FM Says No Ceasefire Agreement Reached at Lausanne Meeting on Syria

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Ministerial meeting on Syria in Lausanne has not resulted in a ceasefire agreement, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

A boat is pictured on Lake Leman in front of the Beau-Rivage Palace during Syria talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 15, 2016 - Sputnik International
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ANKARA (Sputnik) — Ministerial meeting on Syria in Lausanne, Switzerland has not resulted in a ceasefire agreement, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.

"We have informally exchanged views on the situation in Syria, although [we] have not reached any specific ceasefire agreement. But it was not supposed [to happen]," Cavusoglu said in an interview with the TRT Haber broadcaster.

He also noted that there were divided views among the meeting participants with respect to what should be done first — to achieve ceasefire or to separate terrorist groups from moderate opposition.

"Everyone, including the Turkish side, shared their views and proposals on how to achieve the truce and to deliver humanitarian aid to Aleppo. First of all one needs to achieve a ceasefire but the fight against the Daesh (outlawed in Russia) terrorist group must be continued," the minister said.

The foreign ministers of Russia, the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Jordan and Qatar took part in the talks on the Syrian settlement.

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