Humanitarian corridors into the militant-infested Syrian province of Idlib should be opened as soon as possible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th September, 2018) Humanitarian corridors into the militant-infested Syrian province of Idlib should be opened as soon as possible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday.
The region is the last holdout of radical Islamists in war-torn Syria. Ending their grip on the land was discussed at a summit earlier in September by Russia, Turkey and Iran, the guarantor states of Syrian ceasefire.
"We are in contact with each other. Our ministers � [ministers] of the three guarantor states � have met in New York City... I think it will be done when everyone is ready, including our Turkish partners... In my opinion, the sooner it is done the better," Bogdanov told reporters, when asked when humanitarian corridors into Idlib would be opened.
The Russian and Turkish presidents announced last week the creation of a buffer zone between armed opposition and Syrian government troops in Idlib by mid-October. Radicals are expected to give up heavy weapons by October 10 and leave the area within the next five days.
