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Cairo/New York, SANA – Egypt welcomed the agreement on the Russian memorandum on creating de-escalation zones in Syria that was signed by the guarantor countries of the cessation of hostilities in the course of the Astana 4 meeting.
A statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Egypt praised all efforts to secure a cessation of hostilities in all Syrian territories, an immediate halt of violence and improvement of humanitarian situation.
The statement also stressed the need to reach a political solution to the crisis that preserves the territorial integrity and independence of Syria and eliminates the presence of terrorist organizations in the country.
In a relevant context, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his satisfaction with the Russian memorandum on the creating of de-escalation zones in Syria that was reached during the 4th Astana meeting in the Kazakh capital.
Guterres was “encouraged by the agreement today in Astana, Kazakhstan, by guarantor countries Iran, Russia and Turkey to de-escalate violence in key areas in Syria,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric was quoted as saying in a statement released by the UN.
The UN chief believes it is “crucial to see this agreement actually improve the lives of Syrians,” he noted.
“The Secretary-General welcomes the commitments to ceasing the use of all weapons, particularly aerial assets; to rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian access; and to creating conditions for the delivery of medical aid and meeting civilians’ basic needs,” Dujarric said.
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