EU urges Russia, Syrian regime to renew humanitarian pause in Aleppo

BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (KUNA) -- The EU lamented Tuesday that at the end of the humanitarian pause declared by Russia in Aleppo, no agreement has been reached on the medical evacuation of wounded civilians and the delivery of aid, in spite of continuous efforts by the EU, UN and all humanitarian actors on the ground.
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner for humanitarian aid Christos Stylianides in a joint statement tonight noted that there are thousands of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.
"We therefore reiterate the urgency to allow humanitarian deliveries in parallel with the evacuation of the injured civilians," they said and called on the Syrian regime and their allies to renew the humanitarian pause in Aleppo.
"All parties to the conflict should stop the shelling of civilian areas and medical structures in Aleppo city. Deliberate attacks against civilians, including humanitarian and health care personnel, and against civilian and medical infrastructure, are clear violations of international humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes. There is no military solution to the Syrian civil war," added the statement. (end) nk.bs