Lavrov on 'Plan B' for Syria: 'It Does Not Exist'

© AFP 2023 / Abd DoumanyA photographer walks in the neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on January 23, 2016
A photographer walks in the neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on January 23, 2016 - Sputnik International
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The Russian foreign minister said a "plan B" for Syria did not and would not exist.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — There is and will be no "plan B" for Syria if the truce fails, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters Thursday.

"It does not and will not exist."

US Secretary of State John Kerry announced steps that would be made toward a backup plan that could include the division of Syria if the ceasefire planned for February 27 did not work or if an actual swing to a transient government does not happen within the next few months.

On Monday, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced an agreement on cessation of hostilities between the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad and the armed opposition factions had been reached. The agreement will come into force on February 27.

Russia would focus on implementing the 'Plan A' agreed by the top diplomats, the Kremlin spokesman said Wednesday.

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