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Provisional agreement reached says Syrian opposition

Published February 22nd, 2016 - 04:46 GMT
Riyad Hijab in Cairo on 11 February 2013. (AFP/File)
Riyad Hijab in Cairo on 11 February 2013. (AFP/File)

Riad Hijab, the coordinator for the Syrian opposition, announced that a provisional agreement on a temporary truce in Syria was reached, according to reports from the pro-Syrian opposition Orient TV on Monday.

Hijab, a former Syrian prime minister who now leads the Saudi-backed opposition High Negotiations Committee, emphasized that the agreement would be enacted "according to international guarantees".

The committee was meeting on Monday in Saudi Arabia to discuss a U.S.-Russian plan for a ceasefire.

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