Syria allows medicine delivery to opposition-held areas of Aleppo: WHODecember 23, 2014 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syria has authorised the delivery of medicine to opposition-held areas of Aleppo, the World Health Organization says, according to BBC News. WHO official Elizabeth Hoff said the government had also promised access to the Damascus district of Mouadamiya and to Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital. She said she hoped deliveries to Aleppo could be made by next week. A UN envoy recently called for a ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria's second city, to allow for the delivery of aid. Hoff said the deliveries had been negotiated in "top-level" meetings. "We have had some constraints in the past with delivering surgical supplies, syringes, but the situation is much better at the moment," she said. Vaccines will be included in deliveries to Eastern Ghouta, which has been closed for a long time, Hoff added. The UN estimates that some 4.7 million Syrians are in areas that are hard to reach, with at least 240,000 besieged by either the government or the opposition. Since the conflict in Syria began in 2011 more than 200,000 people have been killed and more than nine million people have fled their homes. Photo: Molhem Barakat/Reuters Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |