Russia, Turkey and Iran signed on Thursday a memorandum on creating de-escalation zones in Syria, while the delegation of the armed group walked out and shouted angrily after a new round of peace talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana.
Russia, Turkey and Iran act as guarantors of the Astana peace process.
According to the document, Russia proposed to set up security zones in the Idlib province, to the north of the city of Homs, in Eastern Ghouta and in the south of Syria.
The guarantor states of the Syrian ceasefire under the project of creating zones of de-escalation vowed to create a working group for its implementation within five days after signing the relevant memorandum.
The preparation of the necessary maps of the "areas of tension and de-escalation areas" will be complete by May 22.
