United Nations, Jumada I 03, 1437, February 12, 2016, SPA -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday welcomed a plan to cease hostilities, in Syria, that would allow humanitarian aid to reach the besieged Syrian cities. "I welcome the decisions made by the International Syria Support Group to facilitate humanitarian access to besieged and hard-to-reach areas in Syria and on a nationwide cessation of hostilities, which was agreed upon yesterday in Germany," Ban told a news conference, during a visit to Canada. --SPA 01:28 LOCAL TIME 22:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w