Sputnik- According to the Turkish foreign minister, Russia and Turkey have fulfilled their obligations concerning the Syria truce.

ANKARA (Sputnik)�� Russia and Turkey have fulfilled their obligations concerning the ceasefire in�Syria and the evacuation of�people from�Aleppo, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on�Sunday.

"In recent days, Russia has kept its promises on�all efforts regarding the ceasefire, for�humanitarian aid, for�saving the people from�there� Turkey has also kept its promises [towards Russia]," Cavusoglu was quoted as�saying by�the Anadolu news agency. On Tuesday, the foreign and defense ministers of�Russia, Iran and Turkey met in�Moscow to�discuss the situation in�Syria, including Aleppo.

The countries noted the importance of�extending the ceasefire, voicing their willingness to�become guarantors of�the forthcoming agreement between�Damascus and the opposition. Since 2011, Syria has been engulfed in�a civil war, following�the protests that had turned violent, as�part of�the so-called Arab Spring. Over the recent months, Aleppo became a major battleground in�Syria.

On December 16, the Russian Defense Ministry's center for�Syrian reconciliation said that the Syrian army operation to�liberate the eastern neighborhoods of�Aleppo was over, and that the Syrian government troops were eliminating separate hotbeds of�militant resistance.