Jordan- UN chief reiterates call for ceasefire in Idlib
Date
2/28/2020 4:51:55 PM
(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Feb. 28 (Petra)-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for an "immediate ceasefire" in northwestern Syria following a deadly airstrike by Syrian forces on Turkish troops in Idlib province.
In a statement, the secretary-general's spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said Guterres is monitoring the escalation in the region and reports of fallen Turkish soldiers with "grave concern."
Guterres "expresses particular concern about the risk to civilians from escalating military actions," said Dujarric. "Without urgent action, the risk of even greater escalation grows by the hour."
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