Kremlin Unaware of Alleged Agreement between Moscow, Ankara on Syrian Ceasefire


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he does not have enough information on agreement between Russia and Turkey on a ceasefire in Syria.

The Kremlin is not aware of any agreement between Russia and Turkey on a ceasefire in Syria, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.

"I cannot answer this question, I do not have enough information," Peskov said, when asked to comment on Turkish media reports that Moscow and Ankara had reached a consensus on a new ceasefire in Syria and the truce would enter force on Thursday.

On December 17, Putin and Erdogan discussed in a phone call the possibility of a meeting in Astana between the parties to the Syrian conflict with Russia, Iran, Turkey as potential mediators.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev supported the initiative and expressed readiness to provide a platform for such talks in the Kazakh capital.