Macron presses Putin to ensure Syria respects UN ceasefire
- 6 years ago
International pressure is growing on Russia and its ally Syria to stop hostilities against the rebel-held area of eastern Ghouta.
Efforts for a truce have so far amounted to nothing as the bombardment by pro-Syrian forces continues.
Ro Aram reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ensure that Moscow's ally Syria implements a UN resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in eastern Ghouta.
In Monday's phone call with Putin, Macron added that the UN truce should be accepted "without any ambiguity."
According to the Kremlin, Putin agreed on the importance of providing aid and evacuating civilians.
Moscow had proposed a daily five-hour truce instead of the UN resolution, but both proposals have not been met.
The French leader's remark also came after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to push ahead with his military's assault on the rebel-held area to wipe out what he's described as terrorists.
Dozens more civilians were killed Monday as a convoy with humanitarian aid entered eastern Ghouta amid continued bombardment by pro-regime forces.
The shelling forced the UN convoy to cut short its mission and has now left the enclave.
Aid officials said only 10 of more than 40 trucks managed to offload supplies to civilians.
To make matters worse, the Syrian government was reported to have removed about 70 percent of goods, including medical kits, before the trucks entered the region.
The move is being seen as efforts to stop rebels being treated.
Syria's military and allied forces have now reclaimed about a third of eastern Ghouta in a bloody assault that has left more than 700 people dead.
Ro Aram, Arirang News.
Efforts for a truce have so far amounted to nothing as the bombardment by pro-Syrian forces continues.
Ro Aram reports.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ensure that Moscow's ally Syria implements a UN resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in eastern Ghouta.
In Monday's phone call with Putin, Macron added that the UN truce should be accepted "without any ambiguity."
According to the Kremlin, Putin agreed on the importance of providing aid and evacuating civilians.
Moscow had proposed a daily five-hour truce instead of the UN resolution, but both proposals have not been met.
The French leader's remark also came after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to push ahead with his military's assault on the rebel-held area to wipe out what he's described as terrorists.
Dozens more civilians were killed Monday as a convoy with humanitarian aid entered eastern Ghouta amid continued bombardment by pro-regime forces.
The shelling forced the UN convoy to cut short its mission and has now left the enclave.
Aid officials said only 10 of more than 40 trucks managed to offload supplies to civilians.
To make matters worse, the Syrian government was reported to have removed about 70 percent of goods, including medical kits, before the trucks entered the region.
The move is being seen as efforts to stop rebels being treated.
Syria's military and allied forces have now reclaimed about a third of eastern Ghouta in a bloody assault that has left more than 700 people dead.
Ro Aram, Arirang News.