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Briefing by Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria (July 4, 2018)

Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides and stabilization of the humanitarian situation are the most important areas of political settlement of the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Despite the ceasefire regime being established throughout the country, illegal armed formations breach ceasefire regime in the provinces of Latakia, Aleppo and Hama.

The Centre for Reconciliation encourages the members of illegal armed formations to stop provocative actions and strictly comply with the requirements of the Memorandum on the establishment of de-escalation zones in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Situation in Hama and Homs are being stabilized; people are returning to peaceful life. A working meeting was held with a representative of the administration on the creation of conditions for the return of refugees to the province of Homs. Routes of return and ways of movement of refugees are specified. Scope of reconstruction work for infrastructure of the province, requiring reconstruction are obtained. Clearing of roads continues between settlements.

In Syrian Arab Republic, conditions for the return of internally displaced persons have been created. Due to improving humanitarian situation, 71,176 people have returned home in the Eastern Ghouta from refugee and IDP camps. Over the past day, 101 people have returned.

The Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides has held three humanitarian actions in Al Hamra, the province of Hama, Tat, the province of Aleppo, Yalda, the province of Damascus. People received 1950 food sets. The total weigh of cargo amounts to eight tons.

Russian military police organizes observation posts in the settlements of Kharet-Tukman, Talbiseh and al-Rastan, Homs province, to prevent provocations and register inflow of returning refugees.

The Centre for Reconciliation has worked in areas of reconciliation with the settlements and the leaders of illegal armed groups in the South-Western de-escalation zone.

Over the past day, 3802 people with private properties have passed through four control posts with the terrorist-controlled territory of South-West zone of de-escalation, 353 of them sent to refugee camps Gebab and Rsas.

Military medics have provided medical assistance to more than 211 people, including 100 children over the past day.