This was announced by the official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarric. His statement is published on the UN website.

“The Secretary General hopes that this agreement will lead to an immediate and long-term cessation of hostilities, which will protect civilians in northwestern Syria,” said Dujarric.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, following talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow, announced the approval of a settlement document in Idlib.