Moscow has assured the United States that the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria will abide by the agreement, the official said. The United States and Russia agreed to similar cease-fires last year, all of which quickly disintegrated. But Mr. Tillerson said there were reasons to believe that this latest attempt would not only hold, but could serve as a model for cease-fires elsewhere in Syria. They’re getting weary of the conflict,” Mr. Tillerson said. Mr. Tillerson said that Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin spent much of their more than two hour meeting discussing the Syrian conflict.

Source: New York Times July 08, 2017 00:34 UTC