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Syria govt agrees Eid ceasefire: Brahimi

Published: 24 Oct 2012 - 01:23 pm | Last Updated: 07 Feb 2022 - 02:30 am

CAIRO: The Syrian government has agreed to a ceasefire during the four-day Muslim Eid holiday starting this week, international peace envoy LakhdarBrahimi said in Cairo on Wednesday.
 
Many rebel leaders he contacted had also agreed to a truce during the holiday, which starts on Friday, he told reporters in Cairo after meeting Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi.
 
The Syrian government would officially announce its acceptance by Thursday, he added. (AFP)