Putin and Russian Security Council members discuss humanitarian situation in Aleppo, operation to liberate Mosul - Peskov
MOSCOW. Oct 21 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and the permanent members of Russia's Security Council discussed the situation around the Syrian city of Aleppo and Mosul in Iraq, as well as the settlement process in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"The situation around Aleppo was discussed in detail in the context of the humanitarian pause," he said.
"The importance of using it to start the process of separating the moderate opposition from terrorists was noted," he said.
"The participants in the session also exchanged opinions on the launched operation to liberate Mosul," he said.
"Concern was voiced over the possibility of militants crossing into the territory of Syria, as well as the uneven growth of the refugee flow," Peskov said.
"The president informed the permanent members of the Security Council about the course of the discussion at the recent meeting in the 'Normandy Four' format in Berlin, as well as about the subsequent discussion on Syrian issues with the German chancellor and the president of France," he said.
The session also addressed current socioeconomic issues on the Russian domestic agenda, Peskov said.
The session was attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Presidential Administration Head Anton Vaino, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov, Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin, and the president's special envoy on environmental protection, ecology and transport Sergei Ivanov.