Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel-backer Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create safe zones in Syria, AFP news agency reported.&nbsp;

An AFP reporter at peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana saw the heads of the delegations - who represent the three countries sponsoring the negotiations - sign the document.&nbsp;

The move is being seen as a breakthrough although the opposition hasn&#39;t backed the initiative.&nbsp;

Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin while meeting &nbsp;Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan had&nbsp;proposed that safe zones in Syria should become no-fly areas if fighting on the ground stops entirely.

&quot;If there is a de-escalation zone, then planes will not fly there on condition that no military activity emanates from these zones,&quot; Putin had said at a press conference with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Russia was hoping&nbsp;to negotiate a memorandum with&nbsp;Turkey&nbsp;and&nbsp;Iran to establish four de-escalation zones in Syria,&nbsp;Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev had said earlier.

&quot;These are the zones where most intensive fighting is taking place between the government forces, Jabhat al Nusra and a moderate opposition,&quot; Lavrentyev told reporters this morning.&nbsp;

Turkey&#39;s president had said on Wednesday&nbsp;(May 3) that he believed his&nbsp;Russian counterpart would play a major role in establishing a ceasefire in Syria.

(WION with Agency inputs)

The move is being seen as a breakthrough although the opposition hasn't backed the initiative

Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel-backer Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan to create safe zones in Syria, AFP news agency reported. An AFP reporter at peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana saw the heads of the delegations - who represent the three countries sponsoring the negotiations - sign the document. The move is being seen as a breakthrough although the opposition hasn't backed the initiative. Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin while meeting Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan had proposed that safe zones in Syria should become no-fly areas if fighting on the ground stops entirely. "If there is a de-escalation zone, then planes will not fly there on condition that no military activity emanates from these zones," Putin had said at a press conference with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Russia was hoping to negotiate a memorandum with Turkey and Iran to establish four de-escalation zones in Syria, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev had said earlier. "These are the zones where most intensive fighting is taking place between the government forces, Jabhat al Nusra and a moderate opposition," Lavrentyev told reporters this morning. Turkey's president had said on Wednesday (May 3) that he believed his Russian counterpart would play a major role in establishing a ceasefire in Syria. (WION with Agency inputs)

Astana peace talks: Russia, Turkey, Iran sign pact on safe zones in Syria

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Astana peace talks: Russia, Turkey, Iran sign pact on safe zones in Syria