19 Mar 2024
Sunday 9 February 2014 - 22:32
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Iran welcomes UN aid delivery to Syrians

Irans Foreign Ministry has welcomed the UN delivery of humanitarian aid to some districts in the besieged central city of Homs and the evacuation of dozens of Syrian civilians from the conflict-ridden areas.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that this measure can help the settlement of humanitarian conditions and divest some foreign parties, which seek to politicize this issue, of any pretext, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Sunday.

She said Iran considers the Syrian governments agreement to the UN-brokered three-day ceasefire with foreign-backed militants as an indication of the conflict-stricken countrys serious attention tothe humanitarianissue.
The Islamic Republic of Iran...believes that the humanitarian conditions in this country will improve rapidly if [the existing] cruel economic embargo on the Syrian people is lifted, and terrorism, as the main obstacle to aid supply to the Syrian citizens, is eradicated, she added.
Two UN vehicles carrying aid supplies had entered the Old City of Homs, but militants had targeted the route with mortar fire and prevented more vehicles from entering.

The aid deliveries as well as earlier evacuation of people were parts of the three-day ceasefire between the Syrian army and the militants.

On Friday, 83 women, children and elderly people trapped in the beleaguered city were bussed out to a safe zone.

The deal also allows the entrance of humanitarian assistance for civilians who choose to stay. The two sides had also agreed on a pause in fighting as the deal is being implemented.

Since March 2011, Syria has been gripped by deadly violence that has reportedly resulted in the death of more than 130,000 people. Millions of Syrians have also been displaced due to the unrest fueled by Western-backed militants.

By Press TV

 

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