UN envoy to Syria calls for immediate ceasefire in N, E Syria

UN special envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen called on Wednesday for an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern and eastern Syria.

UN envoy to Syria calls for immediate ceasefire in N, E Syria
16 October, 2019   11:43
NEWS DESK

He pointed out to Reuters news agency that Geir Pedersen raised the subject of Turkish attacks on northeastern Syria in talks in Damascus, during his meeting with Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem.

Pedersen told Reuters that the United Nations was deeply concerned about the humanitarian consequences of the crisis and called for an "immediate cessation of hostilities".

Meanwhile, the state-run SANA news agency quoted Moualem as saying that Turkish aggression was prolonging the crisis in Syria and undermining efforts to achieve a political settlement.

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