Paris: The United States, Britain and France led a call on Wednesday from six countries for an immediate ceasefire to allow aid into the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.
A statement jointly issued with Canada, Germany and Italy also hit out at the regime in Damascus and its "foreign backers, especially Russia," accusing them of blocking emergency help.
"The urgent need now is for an immediate ceasefire to allow the United Nations to get humanitarian assistance to people in eastern Aleppo," the statement said.
A humanitarian disaster is "taking place before our very eyes," the six countries said.
They called on Iran and Russia to "use their influence" to ensure Damascus agrees the UN's four-point plan for Aleppo.
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A statement jointly issued with Canada, Germany and Italy also hit out at the regime in Damascus and its "foreign backers, especially Russia," accusing them of blocking emergency help.
"The urgent need now is for an immediate ceasefire to allow the United Nations to get humanitarian assistance to people in eastern Aleppo," the statement said.
A humanitarian disaster is "taking place before our very eyes," the six countries said.
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They called on Iran and Russia to "use their influence" to ensure Damascus agrees the UN's four-point plan for Aleppo.
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(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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