Moscow: Russia has supported the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) call for a daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Syria, media reported on Monday.
According to reports In a statement, the foreign ministry called on the government “and all armed groups who oppose it” to agree to ceasefires “without delay”.
Moscow further said that it supported the ICRC’s demands and urged the Syrian authorities to give the organisation “access to all detained persons in Syria following the protests”.
The head of the ICRC, Jakob Kellenberger, had travelled to Moscow to discuss a ceasefire arrangement with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
The organisation says a daily pause in fighting is needed to evacuate the wounded from the worst affected areas and allow in food and medicine.
Mr Kellenberger said Russia’s support for its appeal was “very important” and that he noted it with “satisfaction and gratitude”.
He said the prospect of more Syrian cities being subjected to the intense military bombardment seen in Homs earlier this year was “absolutely unacceptable”.
It is to be mentioned here that according to reports issued by United Nations (UN) more than 8000 innocent people were killed brutally by the Syrian government led by President Bashar-al-Assad’s regime.
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