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Briefing by Russian Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria (July 6, 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 Russian side, together with the Syrian government, continues to perform post-conflict settlement activities in the province of Damascus.

A meeting of representatives of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation with members of the National Committee for Reconciliation of the province of Aleppo took place. The issues of specifying town in need of humanitarian aid were discussed.

Recovering of social infrastructure and establishment of peaceful life enables people to return back to their homes in Hama and Homs. Representatives of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation met with the head of higher education of province in order to discuss educational status of students who had to stop their study due to war reasons.

In Syrian Arab Republic, conditions for the return of internally displaced persons have been created. Due to improving humanitarian situation, 71,379 people have returned home in the Eastern Ghouta from refugee and IDP camps. Over the past day, 105 people have returned.

The Russian Centre for Reconciliation carried out three humanitarian actions in settlements of Umm Walad, as-Suweida province, Tell Ahmar, Aleppo province, and Hsham, Deir ez-Zour province. People received 2300 food sets, bottled drinking water, medical supplies and the bare necessities. The total weigh of cargo amounts to ten tons.

Representatives of the Reconciliation Center continue negotiations with militant groups’ leaders in order to establish ceasefire and settling out moving out of civilians in Southern De-escalation Zone

Over the past day, 2370 people have passed through humanitarian corridor near the town of Kaft Shams. The total amount of people who left the area and entered territories controlled by Syrian government is more than 37 thousand.

Military medics have provided medical assistance to more than 88 people, including 51 children over the past day.

In order to help refugees, the Russian Centre for Reconciliation organized twenty-four-hour work first aid teams, created first-aid-posts and food services areas in refugees camps of Jibab and Rsas in as-Suweida province.