MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Attempts to use deliveries of humanitarian aid as a precondition for the resumption of intra-Syrian proximity talks is wrong and immoral, Russian envoy to UN Vitaly Churkin said Friday.
"It is wrong and immoral to say that the real [intra-Syrian] talks will not start until all humanitarian issues have been resolved," Churkin said following a closed-doors UN Security Council meeting on situation in Syria.
"Real talks must continue [ without any preconditions]," Churkin stressed, expressing concern that some UNSC members attempted again to shift the focus of attention to a single issue of airdrops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in war-torn Syria.
A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire has halted fighting in some of the regions, but a US-led coalition and a separate campaign by Russia continue to target areas held by the extremists keeping relief supplies beyond reach.
