Syrian sides agree on humanitarian deliveries to Homs - Moscow
MOSCOW. Feb 6 (Interfax) - The Syrian government and the opposition have agreed on humanitarian deliveries to Homs, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.
"The problem of humanitarian access to the Homs old district is being resolved. According to the latest reports, the Syrian government and the opposition have reached an agreement to this effect. This is a positive message," he told a press briefing in Moscow on Thursday.
According to Lukashevich, the Syrian government positively responded to the initiatives of local truces with the opposition and humanitarian deliveries to the populated areas besieged by governmental and opposition forces.
Speaking of the delivery of humanitarian relief to Syria in general, Lukashevich said Moscow was urging the Syrian authorities practically each day to develop constructive interaction with international organizations in this field.
"Damascus authorized humanitarian deliveries from Jordan and Lebanon across the operating border checkpoints. Humanitarian supplies are delivered by air from Iraq, and humanitarian terminals have been opened in Aleppo, As-Suwayda and Qamishli to supplement the existent terminals in Damascus, Homs and Tartous," Lukashevich said.
Some 40 tonnes of humanitarian supplies were brought to Qamishli on February 4, he said.
"This program stipulates another ten flights, which will deliver over 400 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to people in the blocked areas," Lukashevich said.