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Russia seeks UN backing for deal on Syria safe zones<\/h4>\n
Russia seeks UN backing for deal on Syria safe zones:\u00a0Russia on Monday faced resistance from Western powers to a bid to win UN Security Council backing for an agreement it signed with Iran and Turkey on establishing safe zones in Syria.<\/p>\n
The deal signed in the Kazakh capital Astana last week calls for the creation of four “de-escalation zones” to shore up a ceasefire, ban flights and allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n
Russia, which along with Iran is an ally of the Syrian government, signed the agreement with rebel supporter Turkey as a key step to unwinding over six years of violence that has cost more than 320,000 lives.<\/p>\n
Seeking UN endorsement, Moscow circulated a draft UN resolution on Friday that welcomes the deal and calls on all parties to abide by the provisions setting up the de-escalation zones, according to the text seen by AFP.<\/p>\n
The proposed measure “calls on all member-states to contribute in good faith to the implementation of the memorandum on the creation of the de-escalation areas” in Syria, according to the draft.<\/p>\n
The Astana agreement was circulated as an annex to the draft resolution, which means it was formally submitted to the council for its approval.<\/p>\n
Western diplomats expressed reservations about the Russian draft, saying it was premature to endorse the Astana deal until final arrangements for the proposed de-escalation zones were agreed.<\/p>\n
Under the deal, Russia, Iran and Turkey have until June 4 to agree on the exact boundaries of the four zones, where fighting between rebels and government forces is meant to stop.<\/p>\n
“We want to see the maps. We need a lot more detail,” said a council diplomat.<\/p>\n
Russia pushed for a quick vote on the draft resolution but Uruguay s Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, who holds this month s presidency of the Security Council, said he did not expect one on Monday.<\/p>\n
“There are consultations going on,” Rosselli told reporters. “Give it breathing room.”<\/p>\n
Diplomats said it was unlikely there would be a vote on the draft resolution in the coming days so as to allow Western capitals to seek out more information on the Astana deal.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet in Washington on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for talks on the way forward in Syria.<\/p>\n
The agreement has not been signed by the Syrian government or the opposition. Details on whether international monitors will be deployed to the areas remained sketchy.<\/p>\n
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any role by the United Nations in monitoring “de-escalation” zones.<\/p>\n