Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem (Photo | AP) 
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Syrian Foreign Minister rejects UN monitors for 'de-escalation' deal

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Syria would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the implementation of four "de-escalation" zones. 

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DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the implementation of four "de-escalation" zones. 

"We do not accept a role for the United Nations or international forces to monitor the agreement," Muallem told reporters in Damascus.

Regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey reached a deal on Thursday on four "de-escalation zones" in Syria where the government and opposition will halt hostilities.

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