This was announced by Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary General Farhan Hack.

“We are closely monitoring the situation in northeast Syria. We are aware of yesterday’s talks between Russia and Turkey and Turkey’s statements that at this stage there is no need to conduct a new operation outside the zone where the current operation was conducted, ”RIA Novosti quoted Khak as saying.

He added that Guterres "welcomes any efforts to de-escalate the situation and protect civilians in accordance with the UN Charter and international humanitarian law."

On October 22, Sochi hosted a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During the negotiations, which lasted more than six hours, the parties managed to agree that from October 23 the Syrian military and the Russian military police will be introduced into the zone outside the Turkish operation in Syria.