Syria agrees to expand access to humanitarian aid for earthquake victims, says UN
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:58 am
Syria agrees to expand access to humanitarian aid for earthquake victims, says UN
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow United Nations aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two border crossings from Turkey for three months, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
Assad agreed to open the crossings of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra'ee, Guterres said in a statement after UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met with the Syrian president in Damascus on Monday. Griffiths briefed the UN Security Council of Assad's decision during a closed-door meeting, diplomats earlier told Reuters.
The move comes a week after two earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 37,000 people. Assad's agreement means the United Nations could now use a total of three border crossings from Turkey to reach the northwest of war-torn Syria.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow United Nations aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two border crossings from Turkey for three months, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
Assad agreed to open the crossings of Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra'ee, Guterres said in a statement after UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met with the Syrian president in Damascus on Monday. Griffiths briefed the UN Security Council of Assad's decision during a closed-door meeting, diplomats earlier told Reuters.
The move comes a week after two earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 37,000 people. Assad's agreement means the United Nations could now use a total of three border crossings from Turkey to reach the northwest of war-torn Syria.