Peskov: A cease-fire in Syria, the system is very fragile

Wednesday, 14 September, 2016 - 18:45

Press spokesman of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov Announced on Wednesday, that the main task in Syria is the separation between the moderate opposition and terrorist groups, pointing out that progress without this will not be possible.

Speaking about Kremlin's the evaluation of the of the agreements, and whether this gives the possibility to hope for positive developments in Syria, Peskov said: "Without a doubt, actually this gives hope that it will help, in the peace process, and creates an conducive atmosphere to political settlement." In this context, Peskov added, it is the primary task , without a doubt, the ceasefire system is fragile now, the primary task now is waiting for the separation between the moderate opposition and terrorist groups, and it is unlikely to get progress without that .

Peskov has also criticized Obama’s rhetoric on Russia stating that it is nonconstructive.