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| Syria says only existing monitors are allowed into Aleppo |
| 2016-12-21 |
| [RUDAW.NET] The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations ...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society... says only existing UN observers who are currently based in the country will have the permission to enter the embattled city of Aleppo to monitor the ongoing evacuation of local civilians and the rebels after a conjectural deal was reached late last week. Bashar Jaafari told Rudaw his government will offer safe passage only to the existing UN monitors in Syria into the besieged city but "no other group except for them" will have access to Aleppo. "We are talking about those observers who are already in that region... the deal is clear on that point. The monitors form the international and Syrian Red Thingy and the UN observers are already there. No one else, except for those who are there, will come from abroad," Jaafari said in response to a Rudaw question at a UN presser Monday. "We are not talking about a new constituency coming from the outside replacing these people who are already there," he added. Jaafari's latest statement runs counter to UN's earlier announcement about foreign observers' lack of access to southeastern parts of Aleppo where the rebels have been based. Several UN diplomats told Rudaw Monday that no international monitoring group has been permitted to visit the southeastern pockets of the city despite persistent appeals. |
| Posted by:Fred |