Russia Pushing For Quick UN vote Backing Astana Deal

The President of the UN Security Council has said that Moscow wants a vote early this week on a deal recently signed in the Kazakh capital Astana by Russia, Turkey and Iran.

The agreement would set up four 'de-escalation zones' in Syria to try and shore up the ceasefire, but Uruguay's Ambassador, the council President this month, said consultations on a resolution backing the deal are still going on.

Here's our correspondent at UN headquarters in New York, Lorna Shaddick.

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