Syria allows medicine delivery to opposition-held areas of Aleppo: WHODecember 23, 2014 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Syria has authorised the delivery of medicine to opposition-held areas of Aleppo, the World Health Organization says, according to BBC News. WHO official Elizabeth Hoff said the government had also promised access to the Damascus district of Mouadamiya and to Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital. She said she hoped deliveries to Aleppo could be made by next week. A UN envoy recently called for a ceasefire in Aleppo, Syria's second city, to allow for the delivery of aid. Hoff said the deliveries had been negotiated in "top-level" meetings. "We have had some constraints in the past with delivering surgical supplies, syringes, but the situation is much better at the moment," she said. Vaccines will be included in deliveries to Eastern Ghouta, which has been closed for a long time, Hoff added. The UN estimates that some 4.7 million Syrians are in areas that are hard to reach, with at least 240,000 besieged by either the government or the opposition. Since the conflict in Syria began in 2011 more than 200,000 people have been killed and more than nine million people have fled their homes. Photo: Molhem Barakat/Reuters Related links: Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |