Truce in Syria's Aleppo Extended for 48 Hours, Russia Says
- Temporary Aleppo cease-fire was due to expire at end of Monday
- Lavrov spoke by phone with Kerry, urged continued peace talks
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Russia said a fragile cease-fire in the key Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended for another 48 hours, as efforts continue to try to end five years of civil war.
Russia and the U.S. reached agreement with the Syrian government and moderate opposition groups to continue the truce that was due to expire at midnight on Monday, General-Lieutenant Sergei Kuralenko, head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said Tuesday, the RIA Novosti news service reported. The cease-fire has produced a marked reduction in tensions, according to Kuralenko.