President Erdogan after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/austria-slams-turkey-for-blackmailing-eu-over-migration-283989">Turkey</a> and Russia have agreed to Syria ceasefire from midnight.

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"At 00.01 tonight, as in, from midnight, the ceasefire will be put in place," Erdogan said after talks with Putin in Moscow.

President Putin declared that he reached an agreement with Erdogan on the Syria crisis.

"We agreed on a joint document," Putin said, adding that it would "serve as a good basis for ending fighting in the Idlib de-escalation zone and ending the suffering of the civilian population".

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Putin had said earlier that the situation in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/33-turkish-soldiers-killed-in-airstrike-by-syrian-regime-forces-in-idlib-283217">Idlib</a> province had become so tense it required one-on-one talks with President Erdogan.

The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken for three hours on their own before being joined by their officials pointing to the gravity of the situation.

Fierce fighting has been raging in last rebel-held territory of Idlib with Russian air strikes backed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said a Turkish fighter jet had downed a Syrian regime warplane over the northwestern Idlib province.

Regime forces have since December been battling to retake the last major opposition bastion of Idlib from rebels and jihadists linked to Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate.

Turkey hosts some 3.6 million Syrian refugees and says it cannot handle more. As the bitter fight continued, several thousand people poured into the border with Greece with authorities firing tear gas shells. Greece has repulsed nearly 35,000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border nearly a week ago,

Turkey on Sunday had confirmed it had launched a military operation against Russia-backed regime forces in the border region.

President Erdogan after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Turkey and Russia have agreed to Syria ceasefire from midnight. Also Read: Greece blocks 35,000 migrants, plans to deport arrivals after March 1 "At 00.

President Erdogan after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Turkey and Russia have agreed to Syria ceasefire from midnight. Also Read: Greece blocks 35,000 migrants, plans to deport arrivals after March 1 "At 00.01 tonight, as in, from midnight, the ceasefire will be put in place," Erdogan said after talks with Putin in Moscow. President Putin declared that he reached an agreement with Erdogan on the Syria crisis. "We agreed on a joint document," Putin said, adding that it would "serve as a good basis for ending fighting in the Idlib de-escalation zone and ending the suffering of the civilian population". Watch Video: Putin had said earlier that the situation in Idlib province had become so tense it required one-on-one talks with President Erdogan. The Kremlin said the two leaders had spoken for three hours on their own before being joined by their officials pointing to the gravity of the situation. Fierce fighting has been raging in last rebel-held territory of Idlib with Russian air strikes backed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said a Turkish fighter jet had downed a Syrian regime warplane over the northwestern Idlib province. Regime forces have since December been battling to retake the last major opposition bastion of Idlib from rebels and jihadists linked to Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate. Turkey hosts some 3.6 million Syrian refugees and says it cannot handle more. As the bitter fight continued, several thousand people poured into the border with Greece with authorities firing tear gas shells. Greece has repulsed nearly 35,000 migrants trying to cross onto its territory illegally since Turkey opened its border nearly a week ago, Turkey on Sunday had confirmed it had launched a military operation against Russia-backed regime forces in the border region.

Turkey, Russia have agreed on Syria ceasefire from midnight: President Erdogan

Talks to end the Syrian conflict resumed in Switzerland on Saturday since the last meeting failed to strike a deal between Washington and Moscow.&nbsp;

US secretary of state John Kerry will be meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and other top UN diplomats in Lausanne, AFP reported.&nbsp;

Russian news agencies on Friday quoted Lavrov as saying he had no &quot;special expectations&quot; regarding the latest attempt to resume talks.&nbsp;

&quot;When you see the results from the previous efforts, quite frankly I&#39;m a bit sceptical about the next ones,&quot;&nbsp;a French diplomatic source told AFP.&nbsp;

However a senior US official, part of Kerry&#39;s entourage told reporters, &quot;I think we need to see what happens in the room to determine whether this is the beginning of a new process that continues in this format or not.&quot;

Even as talks resume, Aleppo continues to suffer under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&#39;s offence, which the West labelled as &quot;war crimes&quot;.&nbsp;

Humanitarian organisations in the besieged city of Aleppo appealed for a truce on Saturday to establish a temporary ceasefire for at least 72 hours.&nbsp;

Lavrov also said Russia will call for &quot;concrete steps&quot; to implement the previous resolutions.&nbsp;

Russia &#39;playing for time&#39;&nbsp;

Experts feel that Russia is just buying time to strengthen its position before the US elections.&nbsp;

Karim Bitar, a researcher at the Institute for International and Strategic Affairs think tank in Paris&nbsp;said, &quot;the Russians are seeking to maximise their advantage before (President Barack) Obama&#39;s successor,&nbsp;probably (Hillary) Clinton&nbsp;steps in with a likely firmer approach to Syria.&quot;

On Sunday, Kerry will be travelling to London where he will likely meet up with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from AFP)

US secretary of state John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and other top UN diplomats in Lausanne on Sunday

Talks to end the Syrian conflict resumed in Switzerland on Saturday since the last meeting failed to strike a deal between Washington and Moscow. US secretary of state John Kerry will be meeting his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and other top UN diplomats in Lausanne, AFP reported. Russian news agencies on Friday quoted Lavrov as saying he had no "special expectations" regarding the latest attempt to resume talks. "When you see the results from the previous efforts, quite frankly I'm a bit sceptical about the next ones," a French diplomatic source told AFP. However a senior US official, part of Kerry's entourage told reporters, "I think we need to see what happens in the room to determine whether this is the beginning of a new process that continues in this format or not." Even as talks resume, Aleppo continues to suffer under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's offence, which the West labelled as "war crimes". Humanitarian organisations in the besieged city of Aleppo appealed for a truce on Saturday to establish a temporary ceasefire for at least 72 hours. Lavrov also said Russia will call for "concrete steps" to implement the previous resolutions. Russia 'playing for time' Experts feel that Russia is just buying time to strengthen its position before the US elections. Karim Bitar, a researcher at the Institute for International and Strategic Affairs think tank in Paris said, "the Russians are seeking to maximise their advantage before (President Barack) Obama's successor, probably (Hillary) Clinton steps in with a likely firmer approach to Syria." On Sunday, Kerry will be travelling to London where he will likely meet up with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany. (WION with inputs from AFP)

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Turkey, Russia have agreed on Syria ceasefire from midnight: President Erdogan

US, Russia resume talks in fresh bid to halt Syrian bloodshed