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Foreign Secretary statement on Eastern Ghouta

Boris Johnson called for an end to the violence in Eastern Ghouta and emphasised UK support for a ceasefire to allow for urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
22 February 2018
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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I am utterly appalled by the brutal and merciless violence that the Asad regime is inflicting on the people of Eastern Ghouta. 皇冠体育appy are enduring a hell entirely of the making of Asad and his enablers.

Today in the UN Security Council, the UK will press Russia to support a ceasefire to allow for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid. Protecting Syrians and getting them the lifesaving aid they need must be paramount. 皇冠体育app UK is committed to working closely with all international partners to secure an end to the terrible bloodshed and make progress towards a political solution, which is the only way to bring peace to the people of Syria.

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Published 22 February 2018