View of the city of Aleppo. File photoNUR-SULTAN, June 15Russia believes that it is time to curtail the cross-border mechanism of assistance to Syria, said Alexander Lavrentiev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the SAR, at the beginning of negotiations in the «Astana» format. ) was really created as a temporary measure. Probably, the time has come for all the assistance that is provided by the international community to go legally through Damascus,» Lavrentiev said. Western sides have not been met, therefore, under these conditions, we will probably consider the issue of curtailing the cross-border mechanism,” he added. -content/uploads/2022/06/3aa5dfa7efdb5313a4e66f49c0de2a4d.jpg» />The situation in Syria remains a priority for Russia, Lavrentyev saidIn Kazakhstan, on June 15-16, high-level negotiations of the guarantor countries (Russia, Turkey, Iran) of the «Astana» process for a settlement in Syria with the participation of representatives of the government and opposition of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as the UN are being held.Regime simplified delivery of humanitarian and medical supplies to Syria from neighboring states (primarily across the border with Turkey) through border crossings has been in force 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 transition to continue is, among other things, an increase in the delivery of humanitarian aid across the lines of contact.
