UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria peace plan

Mumbai, July 03 (ANI): Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde speaks during the meeting with faction of Shiv Sena MLAs, BJP MLAs, and other party leaders, at a hotel in Mumbai on Sunday. (ANI Photo/Eknath Shinde Twitter)

The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a resolution supporting a Russian-Turkish peace initiative for Syria, including an ongoing ceasefire and talks next month in Kazakhstan.

The resolution aims to pave the way for the new talks under the aegis of key Syria government backers Russia and Iran, and of Turkey, which backs rebel groups.

The text of the measure "welcomes and supports the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end violence in Syria and jumpstart a political process."

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