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Syrian Ceasefire Generally Holding - NATO Chief

© AFP 2023 / JOHN THYS NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference before a Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 01, 2015
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference before a Foreign Affairs meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 01, 2015 - Sputnik International
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that despite reports of violations, the Syrian ceasefire seems to be largely holding.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — The ceasefire in Syria is generally holding, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday.

A Syrian man stands in the courtyard of his farm as smoke billows in the background following reported air strikes near the rebel-held village of al-Chifouniya, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on March 4, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The Syrian ceasefire, following an agreement reached by Russia and the United States, took effect on February 27.

"Despite reports of violations, the Syrian ceasefire seems to be largely holding," Stoltenberg said at joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

The NATO chief stressed that the cessation of hostilities was the best possible basis for renewing efforts to reach a negotiated, peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria.

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