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Russia submits own UN resolution on Aleppo

18 December 2016, 6:48 pm
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Russia has circulated a draft resolution to address the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo after warning it was prepared to veto a French-drafted text on deploying UN observers to the Syrian city, diplomats say.

A bus drives through the government-controlled crossing of Ramoussa, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, on December 18, 2016, during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and civilians from rebel-held areas. (AFP/George OURFALIAN)
A bus drives through the government-controlled crossing of Ramoussa, on the southern outskirts of Aleppo, on December 18, 2016, during an evacuation operation of rebel fighters and civilians from rebel-held areas. (AFP/George OURFALIAN)

The Russian proposal calls on the United Nations to make “arrangements” to “monitor the condition of civilians remaining in Aleppo” but does not mention the deployment of observers, according to the draft seen by AFP.

— AFP

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