The United States objected to the adoption of a UN Security Council statement on Friday supporting the Russian-Turkish accord for the province of Idleb in Syria, requested by Russia, diplomats said. the outcome of a closed meeting.
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" It is premature, " said the United States when Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, who requested the meeting, asked his 14 partners in the Security Council to adopt a joint statement, the reports said. diplomats on condition of anonymity. Russia then made a link with the United States' desire to have the Security Council quickly adopt a resolution, under negotiation, ratifying the agreement concluded on February 29 between Washington and the Taliban for Afghanistan. The Russians have made it clear that they will oppose it, according to the same sources.
" Several countries have welcomed " the ceasefire agreement concluded Thursday between Russia and Turkey, noted after the meeting and in front of journalists Vassily Nebenzia. " We wanted a statement but because of the position of a delegation, this was not possible, " he regretted. " There are a lot of questions about how it (this agreement) will work in practice, who will control it, " said UK Ambassador Karen Pierce. " Who will control what is happening west of Aleppo and more importantly, has the Syrian government formally approved " the Russian-Turkish agreement, and " will it apply the provisions of the cease-fire? ", She added.
" We are concerned about the millions of people who are suffering there and we would like to see this ceasefire go to safe areas where people could come back and survive, " added his German counterpart, Christoph Heusgen. . " We have to see if it will work, " he said. The UN estimates the population in the Idleb region (west) at around three million people, including one million children. Since the beginning of December, almost a million have fled the fighting and the bombings in Syria and Russia but are still trapped in the province.
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