Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said on Thursday that terrorists are taking of civilians in eastern Aleppo human shields as they preventing them from leaving the city.
“Terrorists organizations which take families as human shields in eastern Aleppo have prevented civilians and gunmen from leaving the area through acts of sniper and launching shells,” SANA news agency quoted al-Jaafari as saying in a speech at a session for the UN General Assembly.
The Syrian envoy noted that the Syrian government welcomes the convening of any meeting about Syria as long as it aims to help the Syrian people in a fair manner.
He added that the Syrian government is committed to delivering the humanitarian aid to people in need and to cooperate with international organizations and UN in the field of humanitarian aid.
Source: SANA
