Syria Foreign Minister Says Needs 'time' To See If Idlib Deal Fulfilled

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Syria Foreign Minister says needs 'time' to see if Idlib deal fulfilled

Syria said Monday it was waiting for Russia to determine whether a deal creating a buffer in the northwest was implemented, hours after jihadists missed a deadline to leave the zone.

Damascus, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Oct, 2018 ) :Syria said Monday it was waiting for Russia to determine whether a deal creating a buffer in the northwest was implemented, hours after jihadists missed a deadline to leave the zone.

"We must give the time...

to judge whether the agreement was fulfilled or not," said Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.

"We have to wait for the Russian reaction. Russia is monitoring and following the situation," he told reporters during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart in Damascus.

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