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Live Updates: Conflict Abates in Syria's Idlib Amid Ceasefire

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According to recent news from sources, clashes in the Syrian region of Idlib stopped on Friday, after a ceasefire deal negotiated in Moscow.

The situation in Idlib has calmed down after talks between Russian President Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Kremlin. The presidents struck a ceasefire agreement creating a humanitarian corridor and establishing joint patrols in the province.

The deal stopped the escalation in the region following Turkey launching "Operation Spring Shield" earlier this week. Ankara was responding to an airstrike performed against the militants in Idlib by the Syrian Army that killed at least 34 Turkish servicemen.

According to Turkey's Defence Ministry, the retaliatory strike "neutralised" at least 300 Syrian soldiers and numerous military vehicles.

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The United States blocked the UN Security Council’s press statement endorsing the Russia-Turkey agreements on Syria, a diplomatic source said on Friday.

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"We briefed the Security Council on the agreements reached yesterday in Moscow. Members of the Security Council to various extents took note and welcomed the agreement", Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told reporters. "We wanted to give a joint statement for the press, but due to the position of one delegation, it was not possible".

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"Russia [has] requested a meeting to brief the Security Council on the agreements reached with Turkey on Idlib", the source said.

According to the UN Security Council schedule, the meeting will take place at 12:15 p.m. (17:15 GMT).

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"I want also to announce you that we agreed to convene a ... conference supporting the future Syria and region at the end of June, 29-30 June, in Brussels", High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell told a press conference.

According to him, the conference will be an opportunity for donors to "pledge further humanitarian, development funding for Syria and the region".

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