UN Says Received Thursday Positive Signs from Russia Regarding Aleppo Aid Plan

The United Nations received Thursday positive signals regarding its aid plan for Aleppo, and looks forward to receiving official support for the initiative, adviser to UN special envoy for Syria Jan Egeland said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The humanitarian plan for Aleppo, proposed by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, entails medical evacuations, deliveries of food and medicines and deployment of doctors on a rotational basis.

"We hope to have full green light from the Russian side and the government of the Syrian side and the signals today from the Russian side was positive, they say they support our representatives in the task force the four-points plan so we eagerly look forward to their full guarantees in the areas that Russia and the government control," Egeland told a briefing.