ICRC president heads for Syria for talks

ICRC president heads for Syria for talks

PanARMENIAN.Net - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross begins a trip to Syria on Monday to try to improve access for aid workers to civilians in the war-torn country, the ICRC said.

Peter Maurer, a former senior Swiss diplomat who took over the independent agency from Jakob Kellenberger on July 1, will hold talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad and other senior officials in Damascus, an ICRC statement said, according to Reuters.

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