QUNEITRA PROVINCE /Syria/, August 19. /TASS/. In the past nine months, servicemen of the Russian reconciliation center have escorted 71 UN humanitarian convoys in Syria, the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties, Maj. Gen. Alexei Tsygankov, said.

"In the period from December 21, 2017 to August 17, 2018, the center ensured safe passage of 71 UN humanitarian convoys," he said.

According to the official, the center ensured safety of 27 missions from international relief organizations, such as the Red Cross, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, UNICEF and others.

"Those organizations have brought more than 6,000 tonnes of food and basic necessities to Syrian residents," he said. "The humanitarian aspect remains among the most important areas of the center’s work."

Tsygankov said other states have started to join relief operations in Syria.

"Today, we are not alone in our mission as CIS states also jointed the process. Quite recently, the Armenian government sent 30 tonnes of food to Syrian civilians," he said.

France has also sent assistance to Syria this year. Its leader Emmanuel Macron, in line with agreements reached with the Russian president, has ordered the delivery of 44 tonnes of medicines, tents and warm blankets to the country. The cargo was flown to Syria by a Russian military transport plane and then escorted by the Russian military police to Eastern Ghouta.