Putin: Next Stage is Nationwide Ceasefire in Syria
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would now pursue talks on a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.
Speaking at a news conference during a visit to Japan, Putin said that he had agreed with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to hold peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana.
Those talks would be in addition to United Nations brokered talks that have been taking place intermittently in Geneva, Putin told reporters.
Relatively, Putin further noted that situation in Palmyra is a result of discordant actions of the US-led coalition, Syrian authorities and Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday at a news conference during his visit to Japan.
The Russian president added that from the military and political point of view, the liberation of Aleppo is more important than the situation in Palmyra.
"The issue of Palmyra, I think, is purely symbolic. What concerns the military and political value, in this sense, Aleppo, of course, is a much more important topic," Putin said.
According to him, judging by the situation in Aleppo at the moment, "what is happening is exactly what we agreed on, including [the deal] with the President of Turkey during his visit to St. Petersburg."
"When we agreed that Turkey would provide every assistance in the evacuation of militants who are ready to lay down their weapons in Aleppo, first of all, [we agreed] to save the lives of civilians," the president added.
Earlier, Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed that the Syrian Army will retake Palmyra after liberating Aleppo.
"Everything that happens in Palmyra is the result of uncoordinated actions between the so-called international coalition, Syrian authorities and Russia," Putin said at a news conference in Tokyo after the Russian-Japanese negotiations.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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