"Minister confirmed the intention of the Syrian government to participate in these talks once they are held [in late August]," Ramzy told journalists after he arrived to Damascus earlier in the day and held talks with the Syrian minister.
Ramzy's visit came around against the background of a large-scale joint Russian-Syrian humanitarian operation in the east of Aleppo. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the establishment, together with the Syrian authorities, of three humanitarian corridors "to help civilians who find themselves held hostage by terrorists and insurgents who are wishing to lay down their arms."
As expected, hot meals and first aid points will be deployed in the areas of humanitarian corridors. At the same time, Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday issued an amnesty decree for the surrendering militants.
