Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire agreement in Syria
KSA is following with interest the start of the temporary ceasefire in Syria," Saudi state news agency reports
A peacekeeper of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) stands on a vehicle as he monitors the border with Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights on September 13, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
DUBAI:
Saudi Arabia, a supporter of Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al Assad, on Tuesday welcomed a ceasefire in Syria and said it hoped the deal would lead to the resumption of peace talks on the basis of the Geneva 1 accord. "
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with interest the start of the temporary ceasefire in Syria," Saudi state news agency reported, quoting a foreign ministry official.
Syria ceasefire
"It (the kingdom) expressed its welcome for the ceasefire agreement which would ease the humanitarian suffering of the brotherly Syrian people."
Saudi Arabia, a supporter of Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al Assad, on Tuesday welcomed a ceasefire in Syria and said it hoped the deal would lead to the resumption of peace talks on the basis of the Geneva 1 accord. "
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with interest the start of the temporary ceasefire in Syria," Saudi state news agency reported, quoting a foreign ministry official.
Syria ceasefire
"It (the kingdom) expressed its welcome for the ceasefire agreement which would ease the humanitarian suffering of the brotherly Syrian people."