LONDON, Jan 27 – Britain, the United States, France ‍and Germany on Tuesday welcomed the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the ‌Syrian government ‌and Kurdish forces, and urged all parties to strictly adhere to the agreement.

“We ​call upon all parties to ‍strictly ​adhere to the ​ceasefire and to exercise ‍their utmost restraint. We urge all external parties to join us in ‍pursuit of peace and de-escalation of violence,” the ‍four ‍nations said in ​a joint ​statement.

They ⁠also urged all ‌parties to swiftly agree to a permanent ceasefire.

(Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Sam ⁠Tabahriti)