{"id":119905,"date":"2024-12-18T12:53:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=119905"},"modified":"2024-12-18T12:53:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:53:08","slug":"pedersen-urges-ceasefire-continuation-political-transition-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/119905\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedersen urges ceasefire continuation, political transition in Syria\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> U.N. 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