Nebenzya accused the West of not fulfilling the conditions for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria

Situation in Syria. File photoUN, Jun 2Western countries are not fulfilling their obligations to extend the mechanism of cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria, which expires in July, Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, told reporters. The UN Security Council will have to decide whether to extend its work or close it. The United States and Western countries are actively in favor of the further functioning of the border crossing. Meanwhile, according to the UN Security Council resolution, the condition for extending the work of the checkpoint was, among other things, increasing the supply of humanitarian aid through the lines of contact through the territory of Syria, and not from abroad. Russia has repeatedly pointed out over the past year that this condition is not being met. «The issue has not yet been properly discussed. It will be discussed. But we have repeatedly said that we are not satisfied with the pace of delivery through the lines of contact. And a serious question in about what will happen next with the cross-border assistance mechanism,» Nebenzya said. In his opinion, this topic will be actively discussed in the Security Council. “Our colleagues have repeatedly hinted that there is no other way but to extend the cross-border mechanism, because this is a “lifeline.” But at the same time, they did not fulfill their obligations under resolution 2585 — to arrange delivery through the lines of contact and provide Syria with funds for the program early recovery,” the permanent representative emphasized. According to him, only 3% of the funds for the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syria have been allocated for early recovery to date. jpg» />Nebenzya criticized the United States for delays in the supply of humanitarian aid to Syria available through the cross-border mechanism for the delivery of humanitarian aid. The regime of simplified delivery of humanitarian and medical supplies to Syria from neighboring states (primarily across the border with Turkey) through border crossings has been in effect since 2014. This arrangement has been renewed annually. Under this mechanism, UN humanitarian agencies and their partners initially had the right to use routes through the lines of confrontation and four border checkpoints: Bab es-Salam and Bab al-Hawa (on the border of Syria and Turkey), Al- Yarubiya» — on the border with Iraq and «Al-Ramta» — on the border with Jordan. As the Syrian army began to establish control over more and more territory, Damascus and Moscow began to advocate for the gradual curtailment of the work of border crossings. «). Nevertheless, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution of the Russian Federation, the United States, Ireland and Norway to extend the operation of this checkpoint. Her term now expires on July 10. The condition for the further operation of the transition is, among other things, an increase in the delivery of humanitarian aid across the lines of contact. Western countries are actively in favor of extending the operation of the Bab el-Hawa checkpoint, as well as resuming the work of other border crossings.The Permanent Mission of Russia called on the United States to fulfill its obligations on humanitarian aid to Syria