Moscow has urged that “care” be taken of residents of the entire city of Aleppo, not only in its eastern part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. The statement comes as UN envoy for Syria warns East Aleppo is on the brink of being wiped out.
During a joint press conference with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, who is visiting Moscow, Lavrov said that Russia is ready to use “all means available” to help resolve the humanitarian deadlock in Aleppo.
The war-ravaged Syrian city is divided into the eastern part, held by militants, including terrorists from al-Nusra and the rest in control of pro-government forces. UN estimates that nearly 250,000 people in Aleppo are in dire need of humanitarian aid, the eastern districts in particular.
While talking about the plight of eastern Aleppo, Lavrov said that Moscow calls on the international community “to take care of residents of the entire city, not only of its eastern part.” A recent advance by al-Nusra jihadists in southwest Aleppo left nearly a million people encircled and caused a “complicated humanitarian operation” which went largely unnoticed, Lavrov said. Moscow therefore “does not divide Aleppo into parts, controlled by government and militants.”
On Thursday, the UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, warned that East Aleppo could be destroyed within two months if military action in the city continues.
“The bottom line is in a maximum… two and a half months the city of eastern Aleppo at this rate may be totally destroyed,” he said.
RT.COM
6/10/16
During a joint press conference with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault, who is visiting Moscow, Lavrov said that Russia is ready to use “all means available” to help resolve the humanitarian deadlock in Aleppo.
The war-ravaged Syrian city is divided into the eastern part, held by militants, including terrorists from al-Nusra and the rest in control of pro-government forces. UN estimates that nearly 250,000 people in Aleppo are in dire need of humanitarian aid, the eastern districts in particular.
While talking about the plight of eastern Aleppo, Lavrov said that Moscow calls on the international community “to take care of residents of the entire city, not only of its eastern part.” A recent advance by al-Nusra jihadists in southwest Aleppo left nearly a million people encircled and caused a “complicated humanitarian operation” which went largely unnoticed, Lavrov said. Moscow therefore “does not divide Aleppo into parts, controlled by government and militants.”
On Thursday, the UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, warned that East Aleppo could be destroyed within two months if military action in the city continues.
“The bottom line is in a maximum… two and a half months the city of eastern Aleppo at this rate may be totally destroyed,” he said.
RT.COM
6/10/16
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