In the suburbs of Damascus, the "Silence mode" is extended, negotiations on Aleppo continue

In the suburbs of Damascus, Eastern Gotta, for two days - until midnight on May 2 - the "Silence Region" is extended, Interfax reports with reference to the head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Lieutenant General Sergei Kuralenko. The intermediaries managed to receive obligations from the authorities of the Middle Eastern country and from the moderate opposition.

"The Russian and American parties, in agreement with the leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic and the moderate opposition, the" silence regime "in the Vostochny Guta area (suburb of Damascus) is extended for two more days - until 24:00 on May 3," the general said.

The "Silence Region" in the province of Latakia and East Goute was introduced at 72 hours on April 30, later it was extended in the suburbs of Damascus for another day. New agreements extend the "Silence Region" for another two days. Before the expired period, the conduct of hostilities from all types of weapons will be prohibited.

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The Russian military called on all the parties interested in establishing peace in Syria to support the initiative. According to Kuralenko, "the analysis of the results of monitoring the compliance by the parties to the termination of the hostilities shows that in general the regime is observed. There is no sliding to the resumption of hostilities."

Aleppo negotiations are difficult to "variegated" for the province of forces

Negotiations on the introduction of the “silence regime” in the Aleppo province are still ongoing and, according to the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense, ex-commander-in-commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, “will require significant efforts.” “I think that it’s hardly possible so far. But there are prospects,” he said.

At the same time, a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow Center of Carnegie, Alexei Malashenko, noted in the media commentary that without solving the problem of Aleppo, the peace process in Syria is impossible.

“The price of a normal situation in Aleppo will only increase. Russia is really interested in it to be quiet there. And this, it seems to me, could be served as the success of Bashar al -Assad,” the expert explained, adding that Moscow has the possibilities of influencing Damascus. At the same time, according to him, in Aleppo "sits the most different audience, very motley", which significantly complicates the process of negotiations.

In turn, US Secretary of State John Kerry noted that negotiations with Russia and coalition partners regarding the ceasefire in Syria, including Aleppo, "all closer to the point of understanding." “This requires a certain job, and therefore we are here,” Reuters quoted Kerry, who arrived in Geneva to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia al -Jubeir.

Earlier, the representative of the Riyadh condemned the escalation of hostilities in the Aleppo province and air strikes of government forces as "violation of all humanitarian laws." He called on Bashar al -resignation, noting that the President of Syria has a choice - to abandon the authorities during the political process or to be remote force.

New cities join the agreement on reconciliation

Meanwhile, all the new forces participating in the civil conflict in Syria are joined by the agreement on the reconciliation and observance of the ceasefire. The representative of the Russian center for the reconciliation of the warring parties Yuri Zraev on May 2 announced the signing of agreements by representatives of the city of Muadamy, located in the Vostochny Kalamun area in the province of Damascus.

The signatures under the agreement, which was concluded through the mediation of the Russian Center, were set by the elders of the village, representatives of the peasant community and the head of the city administration Amin Mahfuz Zellk. According to the document, representatives of the city are obliged to terminate any hostilities and ensure the work of representatives of federal authorities and power structures in the settlement.

"We signed the application sheets with representatives of the village. This very long and painstaking work was carried out for two months. The administration drove the gang from this settlement, and we managed to convince them of the need to sign the application sheets and embark on the path of reconciliation," Zraev said.

The humanitarian action was also timed to the signing ceremony of the agreement. The Russian military delivered about 3.5 tons of products to Muadamia. In addition, Russian military doctors deployed a mobile medical center.

The representative of the Syrian Ministry of Reconciliation Yasser Saad Allah recalled that earlier the settlements of Al-Rukheyib and Al-Syseria joined the East Kalamun area. In addition, in the near future, the cities of Jarut and Ketna should join this agreement.

Currently, two centers are monitored by the regime of termination of hostilities in Syria - Russian on the basis of Khmeimim and the American - in Amman (Jordan). These centers receive information about violations of the cessation of hostilities. In Baghdad, an information center was created to coordinate the fight against IS. Russia, Iraq, Iran and Syria take part in his work.