Kerry says US hopes Syria truce a positive sign of things to come
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on July 6 he hoped a 72-hour truce in Syria was "a harbinger" that more ambitious and long-lasting similar deals could be struck.
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"We very much welcome the Syrian army declaration of 72-hours of quiet," Kerry told a news conference in Tbilisi, adding that discussions were underway to try to extend the truce.
"We are trying very hard to grow these current discussions into a longer lasting ... enforceable, accountable cessation of hostilities that could change the dynamics on the ground," he said.
The Syrian military declared a 72-hour "regime of calm" covering all of Syria from 1 a.m. on July 6 (2200 GMT July 6), a military source told Reuters, although fighting and air attacks have been reported since then.
