(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- The European Union expressed Monday its thanks to Kuwait for exerting all efforts to get a consensus on an UNSC resolution for a ceasefire in Syria on Saturday.
"I would like to thank Kuwait the role that it played as a chair of the (UNSC) Council," EU High Representative Federica Mogherini told a press press conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers this afternoon in Brussels.
She also thanked all EU members which are currently members of the Security Council "for working night and day literally for achieving consensus on resolution that for us is very important, in particular Sweden.
"We expect a full and immediate implementation of the UNSC," said the EU foreign policy chief.
Mogherini said she will send a letter to the three foreign ministers of the guarantors of the Astana process - Russia, Iran and Turkey - to work for the implementation of UNSC resolution 2401.
She noted that the implementation of the de-escalation zones was decided in Astana, Kazakhstan, and for which they have a role to play.
UNSC approved resolution 2401 - co-sponsored by Kuwait and Sweden - to establish a 30-day truce in Syria to allow delivery of humanitarian aid for the needy.
The humanitarian situation in Syria, specially in Eastern Ghouta, has been deteriorating and the international community has been appealing for a cessation of hostilities to help the civilians. (end) nk.bs
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