Lavrov was speaking following the landmark meeting between the Russian and US presidents on the fringes of the G20 summit.
"In this zone [in southern Daraa, Quneitra and As-Suwayda provinces] the ceasefire regime will take effect on July 9 starting 12:00 Damascus time," Lavrov said. "The US took an obligation that all the militant groups, located there, will comply with the ceasefire."The ceasefire was agreed by experts from Russia, the US and Jordan, who negotiated a memorandum on the creation of a de-escalation zone in southwestern Syria at talks in Jordan's capital, Amman.
"At first, the security around this de-escalation zone will be maintained with the help of Russian military police in coordination with the Jordanians and Americans," Lavrov said.The deal is separate from the draft agreement on de-escalation zones, which were to be created under a deal brokered earlier this year during Russia, Turkey and Iran-sponsored talks in Astana between the Syrian government and representatives of the armed opposition.
While the discussions on the borders and mechanisms of de-escalation zones have been ongoing this week, a final agreement has not yet been signed.
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Take good notice of this statement, which raise the question, " How can the United States Government make such an assurance, when they are not in control of the terrorist groups doing the dirty work ?????"
Once again, we have IREFUTABLE EVIDANCE THAT THE TERRORISTS ARE BEING CONTROLED BY THE U.S. Government.