Will Russia take the advice of France and Germany and stop the airstrikes for a time?
Onus on Russia to 'save' Syria peace process
© Thaer Mohammed, AFP | A man comforts a boy amid the rubble of buildings following an air strike on a rebel-held neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria, on February 4, 2016
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Latest update : 2016-02-12
France and Germany said Friday that the latest peace plan drawn up by world powers for a ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebels within a week can only work if Russia stops airstrikes in support of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
“The accord of last night ... can permit progress if it leads to a ceasefire, if it leads to general humanitarian access and if it includes the stop of the indiscriminate bombing by the Syrian regime and by Russia,” French Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian told a security conference in Munich. Meanwhile, Russian warplanes continued to bomb northern Syria, showing no sign of slowing the pace of attacks.
Germany followed suit in putting the onus on Moscow. "The words must be followed with deeds. And here the (German) government puts Russia first under the obligation to do so," Christiane Wirzt, a spokeswoman for the German government, said.
"Through its military action on the side of Assad's regime, Russia had recently seriously compromised the political process. Now there is a chance to save this process with the expectation that in the period before a full ceasefire, there would not be heightened attacks," she said.
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Onus on Russia to 'save' Syria peace process
© Thaer Mohammed, AFP | A man comforts a boy amid the rubble of buildings following an air strike on a rebel-held neighbourhood in Aleppo, Syria, on February 4, 2016
Text by FRANCE 24
Latest update : 2016-02-12
France and Germany said Friday that the latest peace plan drawn up by world powers for a ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebels within a week can only work if Russia stops airstrikes in support of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
“The accord of last night ... can permit progress if it leads to a ceasefire, if it leads to general humanitarian access and if it includes the stop of the indiscriminate bombing by the Syrian regime and by Russia,” French Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian told a security conference in Munich. Meanwhile, Russian warplanes continued to bomb northern Syria, showing no sign of slowing the pace of attacks.
Germany followed suit in putting the onus on Moscow. "The words must be followed with deeds. And here the (German) government puts Russia first under the obligation to do so," Christiane Wirzt, a spokeswoman for the German government, said.
"Through its military action on the side of Assad's regime, Russia had recently seriously compromised the political process. Now there is a chance to save this process with the expectation that in the period before a full ceasefire, there would not be heightened attacks," she said.
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