Sands: Russia is doing everything possible to gumpus in Eastern ghouta, they tear the terrorists
The representative of the Kremlin said that Moscow and Damascus “continue to strive to provide the necessary humanitarian conditions” in the region.
Russia is doing everything possible to ensure humanitarian pauses in Eastern ghouta in accordance with UN security Council resolution, but provocation by terrorists continue. This was stated to journalists the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.
“Russia in pursuance of the resolution [UN security Council] shall make every effort to provide appropriate humanitarian pause and to unblock the situation in Eastern ghouta. However, provocations that continue by the terrorists, unfortunately, do not give an opportunity to properly get this situation resolved,” — said the representative of the Kremlin. He stressed that Moscow and Damascus “continue to strive to provide the necessary humanitarian conditions” in the region.
Humanitarian pause
The UN Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution requiring the parties to the conflict in Syria to cease hostilities for at least 30 days to provide humanitarian assistance to the population. The document was supported by all 15 member States of the security Council, including Russia. According to the resolution, the truce would not apply to military operations against the group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) and other terrorist organizations.
On Monday, the Russian defense Minister, army General Sergei Shoigu said that on behalf of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the Damascus suburb of Eastern ghouta from 27 February introduced the daily humanitarian pause from 09:00 (10:00 GMT) to 14:00 (15:00 GMT) local time. In the village Vafidin the Syrian authorities with the support of the Center for conciliation of the warring parties of the Russian Federation in Syria prepared the conditions for the reception of the civilian population through a single humanitarian corridor that links Damascus with Eastern Ghouta.
However, while civilians are unable to leave the Damascus suburb of Eastern ghouta in conjunction with mortar shelling of a humanitarian corridor in the area of the settlement Vafidin, told reporters the head of the monitoring group areas of de-escalation № 3 “East ghouta” General Viktor Pankov. Previously, the Agency SANA reported the shelling of a humanitarian corridor militants of the banned terrorist organization “dzhebhat an-Nusra”.