EU foreign policy chief hails latest ceasefire in Syria

European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Friday hailed the latest ceasefire between Syrian government and opposition groups, in the hopes that the truce "can be implemented fully."

"What matters first and foremost is that it can be implemented fully and by all the parties to the conflict," she said in a statement, expressing hope that the ceasefire can open the way to unhindered and countrywide humanitarian access to those in need.

She also expressed hoped that the truce can open the way to a renewal of intra-Syrian talks under UN auspices, within the framework set by the UN Security Council.

As the biggest humanitarian aid donor in Syria, the EU will host a series of bilateral talks to find common ground on the post conflict in Syria, Mogherini said.

She pledged that the EU will help the Syrian people to rebuild their country "once the political conditions are in place."

The nationwide cease-fire in Syria, brokered by Turkey and Russia and agreed upon by the Syrian government and major opposition groups, came into force at midnight local time Thursday, as the latest attempt to end nearly six years of civil war. Endit