"I can tell you that today, combat operations by the Syrian army have been halted in eastern Aleppo because there is a large operation underway to evacuate civilians," he said in Hamburg, Germany, cited by Russian news agencies.
"There is going to be to a column of 8,000 evacuees" travelling 5km, added the Russian minister, attending a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the announcement was "an indication that something positive could happen".
Mr Lavrov meanwhile announced that US-Russia military and diplomatic discussions would take place in Geneva on Saturday "to end the work ... to define the means of resolving the problems of east Aleppo".
The discussions would notably study plans to evacuate terror/rebel fighters and civilians who want to leave, according to the Russian minister.
[rte.ie]
8/12/16
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