The United States urged Russia to influence the Assad for ceasefire in Syria – RBC

The United States called on Russia to take action to force Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop violating ceasefire in the country. This is stated in posted on the website of the State Department statement.

US Secretary of State John Kerry held telephone conversations with the chief coordinator of the Syrian opposition of the Supreme Committee for the negotiations Riad Hijab and special envoy on Syria UN Secretary General, Staffan de Mistura.

«Secretary [John Kerry] has made it clear that Washington urged Russia to take measures to stop violation of the [ceasefire], especially the [Assad] indiscriminate air strikes in Aleppo”, – stated in the

<. p> Kerry also accused Assad of escalating conflict in the country. He expressed “deep concern” in connection with the aggravation of the situation in Aleppo, where, according to him, the government troops are attacking “innocent civilians».

US Secretary of State noted that the attempts to stop the fighting spread, not only Latakia to Damascus and East. ceasefire should be extended to Aleppo, including Kerry said. He also added that the main priority is to stop the violence in the province.

«We are working on specific initiatives in order to reduce fighting and defuse tensions. We hope to achieve tangible progress in the implementation of these initiatives in the near future, – stated in the

On Friday, April 29, Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation and discussed the settlement of the conflict in Syria.. The sides discussed the issues of humanitarian aid to the blocked areas and further the preservation and strengthening of the ceasefire regime.

Source TASS task force to monitor the ceasefire in Syria said on Friday afternoon that the Russian and US military agreed to introduce ” silence mode “on April 30 in Damascus and Latakia province. A diplomatic source “RIA Novosti” in the group also said the agreement, saying that “silence mode” will operate more than one day, and on April 30 as a whole. On Friday evening, a Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the agreement.

The ceasefire in Syria valid from 27 February. However, the parties have repeatedly accused each other of violating it. In Aleppo, the situation worsened in the last few days. On the night of 27 on April 28 to the hospital in the province has suffered an airstrike. Non-governmental organization “Doctors without Borders” reported 50 casualties. Representatives of the Syrian, Russian and American armed forces denied any involvement in the incident.