Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that they have reached agreements that could end fighting in northwestern Syria.

They say a cease-fire will come into force in the Idlib province at midnight.

Putin said he hoped the deal would end civilian suffering and help contain a humanitarian crisis.

The two countries' foreign ministers said that the agreement involves a cease-fire that must be enforced starting at midnight along the existing battle lines.

The deal also envisages setting up a 12 kilometer (seven-mile) security corridor along the M4 highway south of the city of Idlib. The corridor will be jointly patrolled by Russian and Turkish troops, starting 15 March.

Putin said he and Erdogan reached agreement on a joint document during talks in Moscow that lasted for more than six hours.

While he agreed to the cease-fire, Erdogan pointed out "Turkey will reserve the right to retaliate with all its might, anywhere in the field in the event of any attack by the (Syrian) regime."

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