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Russia urges patrons of Syrian opposition to convince it to lift impediments to aid

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier the Syrian government was ready to let humanitarian convoys to Yarmouk and Barza

UNITED NATIONS, January 14, /ITAR-TASS/. Countries having a share of influence on the Syrian opposition forces should convince them to lift impediments to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the population affected by the dragged-out conflict in that country, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin told Itar-Tass.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier the Syrian government was ready to let humanitarian convoys to Yarmouk and Barza and to coordinate with opposition groupings the deliveries of relief supplies to East Guta and a number of other localities around the Syrian capital.