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Moscow, AFP, August 19, 2016 |
Moscow, AFP, August 19, 2016 - Russia said on Thursday it was ready to halt fire for 48-hour periods in Aleppo from next week, following UN calls to extend humanitarian pauses to deliver aid.
'Russia's defense ministry is ready to support the proposal by UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura regarding the introduction of weekly 48-hour 'humanitarian pauses' (in Aleppo),' defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.
85,000 children need to be protected’ in Alepp |
'Specific dates and times will be determined after information regarding the readiness of humanitarian convoys is received from the UN, as well as confirmation of safety guarantees from American partners,' he said.
Over 120 civilians killed under heavy bombardments |
Russia last week declared it would hold three-hour pause in artillery fire and airstrikes daily around the ravaged Syrian city but the UN decried this as insufficient to help the approximately 1.5 million people in Aleppo.
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