Brahimi Says Eid Ceasefire May Form 'Real Truce' in Syria
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Thursday that a temporary ceasefire he has called for in Syria could form the basis for a real truce in the war-torn country.
"If the ceasefire is implemented, we can build on it and make it a real truce as well as the start of a political process that would help the Syrians solve their problems and rebuild their country," Brahimi said in Amman.
"If the Syrian crisis continues, it will not remain inside Syria. It will affect the entire region," he said in remarks carried by state-run Petra news agency, following talks with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.
Brahimi, who is scheduled to travel to Damascus on Saturday, has called for a ceasefire in Syria during the four-day Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday starting on October 26.
The Algerian envoy's visit to Syria will be his last stop on a tour of countries that play influential roles in the crisis -- Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan.
Jordan says more than 200,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into its territory since last year.
Source: Agence France Presse
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