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Syria may still be embroiled in a civil war, but a new agreement reached between the U.S. and Russia will likely smooth things over when it comes to Syria-American relations.

According to MSNBC, the U.S. and Russia have come to an agreement on a draft resolution to enforce the handover of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapon stockpiles.

The resolution includes language citing Chapter 7 of the U.N. charter–which allows for more forceful enforcement tactics than negotiation, like diplomatic and economic coercion, and failing that, the use of military force–but the draft resolution is not explicit in authorizing the use of force should Assad renege on the deal, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported.

While U.S. and Russia had agreed on a plan for Assad to cede his chemical arms to international control, and Assad has turned over an accounting of his chemical weapons, President Obama just this week pressed for a “strong” U.N. resolution to enforce the deal.

Well, that’s certainly a turnaround. Just a month ago, the president was ready to unleash a military strike on the country after the August chemical attacks that killed nearly 1,500 civilians.

Let’s hope everyone can play nice from now on.

SOURCE: MSNBC | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty