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Russian Diplomat: Longer Aleppo Ceasefire Possible, Requires Mutual Arrangements

© REUTERS / Abdalrhman IsmailA view taken with a drone shows the minaret of Osama Bin Zayed mosque along with damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, October 13, 2016
A view taken with a drone shows the minaret of Osama Bin Zayed mosque along with damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, October 13, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said that a longer ceasefire in the city of Aleppo is possible, but has to be agreed on multilaterally.

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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — A longer ceasefire in the city of Aleppo is possible, but has to be agreed on multilaterally, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said after a UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

"We have declared the 8-hour unilaterally, I supposed that longer, like 48-hours or 72-hours will require some kind of mutual arrangements", Churkin stated on Monday.

Earlier in the day, Russia’s General Staff announced that a humanitarian pause in Aleppo is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday.

The United Nations said it thinks a 48-hour pause is needed to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to numerous individuals in need in Aleppo.

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