The United Nations Security Council has for the first time endorsed plans for a peace process and ceasefire in Syria. The resolution calls for new elections within 18 months after the beginning of political talks—although it’s unclear when the talks will begin. It does not specify if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be able to run. Secretary of State John Kerry praised the resolution.

Secretary of State John Kerry: “Under the resolution approved today, the purpose of those negotiations between the responsible opposition and the government is to facilitate a transition within Syria to a credible, inclusive, nonsectarian governance within six months. The process would lead to the drafting of a new constitution and arrangements for internationally supervised election within 18 months.”

The news comes as rescue workers say airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russia in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib have killed scores of people.