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Politics Cannot Interfere With Syrian Humanitarian Concerns - Saudi Ambassador

© AFP 2023 / Omar haj kadourAid is seen strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on September 20, 2016, the morning after a convoy delivering aid was hit by a deadly air strike.
Aid is seen strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on September 20, 2016, the morning after a convoy delivering aid was hit by a deadly air strike. - Sputnik International
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Geopolitics should not hamper efforts to get humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Smoke rises in the distance as Syrians gather near damaged trucks carrying aid on the side of the road in the town of Orum al-Kubra on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on September 20, 2016, the morning after a convoy delivering aid was hit by a deadly air strike - Sputnik International
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — The Saudi ambassador stressed that leaders should focus on the needs of the Syrian people and put aside political posturing.

"We must not let politics between powerful nations or other parties interfere with the humanitarian issue," Abdullah told Sputnik on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

The US-Russian brokered cessation of hostilities agreement for Syria is in jeopardy after a UN-Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy traveling to Aleppo was struck on Monday.

Around 20 people were killed in the incident and much of the aid was destroyed, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Earlier on Tuesday, members of the International Syria Support Group met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss the ceasefire.

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said the multilateral group will meet again on Friday to try to salvage the ceasefire deal.

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