Excellent news! Looks like it was probably best to negotiate, however frustrating it might be.
Story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/6525905.stm
A detailed analysis containing lots of other information can be found here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/6526359.stm
Looks like Syria had a negotiating hand in it all...