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Ceasefire to be announced in Aleppo within hours: Russia

Tuesday, 03 May 2016 9:06 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 03 May 2016 9:07 PM ]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) meets with United Nations envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Moscow on May 3, 2016. ©AFP

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