The UN Security Council has voted unanimously in favor of a draft resolution about sending international observers to Aleppo for overseeing the evacuation of terrorists and their families and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
The resolution, which was given the number 2328, affirms the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Syria, and stipulates for the UN Secretary-General preparing suitable conditions via negotiations with relevant sides to ensure that representatives of the UN and other international organizations observe the state of civilians and the full compliance with international humanitarian law in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo city.
The resolutions also stipulates for all sides in Syria providing safe access to the city for the observers without obstacles and to provide suitable conditions for delivering humanitarian aid.
In turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the decision about sending international observers to Aleppo city should be approved by the Syrian government.
The Ministry said that this statement was made by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov during his meeting with the Ambassadors of Finland, Denmark, Sweden Norway and Iceland.
The ministry said that during the meeting the participants were informed about the humanitarian situation in Syria with emphasis on the measures taken by the Russian side in the evacuation of the civilian population of the eastern part of the city of Aleppo and to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to them.
The Ministry added that in this context they discussed the process of consensus in the UN Security Council on a draft resolution about sending international observers to the area, adding that the Russian side affirmed that the activities of these observers must be in accordance with the rules of international humanitarian law and must take into account the approval of the Syrian government of such cooperation.
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