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Briefing by Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria (July 2, 2018)

The Russian Centre for Reconciliation continues working on peaceful settlement of the conflict and providing comprehensive assistance to people in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Despite the ceasefire regime being established throughout the country, the Coordination Centre has registered some cases of ceasefire violation by illegal armed formations in the province of Aleppo and Latakia.

The local authorities, together with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, have organized the delivery of food and drinking water, the provision of necessary medical assistance and the evacuation of seriously ill patients in hospitals of Damascus.

Representatives of the Centre for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides held a working meeting with the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in coordination of the delivery of drinking water in the regions of Eastern Ghouta and Yarmouk Camp.

Situation in Hama and Homs are being stabilized; people are returning to peaceful life. In Homs, a working meeting with representatives of the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent was held to exchange information on the planned work on the reconstruction of infrastructure in the post-conflict zone.

A meeting of representatives of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation with members of the National Committee for Reconciliation of the province of Hama took place. The issues of return of refugees from temporary residence points were discussed, the list of temporarily displaced persons living in the de-escalation zone was clarified, the possibility of creating corridors for the exit of refugees from the zone controlled by illegal armed groups was considered.

In Syrian Arab Republic, conditions for the return of internally displaced persons have been created. Due to improving humanitarian situation, 70,966 people have returned home in the Eastern Ghouta from refugee and IDP camps. Over the past day, 111 people have returned.

Military medics have provided medical assistance to more than 15 people, including 6 children over the past day.

Working meeting with the governors of Quneitra, Daraa and As-Suwayda held on the issue of returning Syrian refugees from abroad. The governors confirmed their readiness to assist the returning citizens and their accommodation in the settlements of these provinces.

Over the past day, 5796 people with private properties have passed through four control posts with the terrorist-controlled territory of South-West zone of de-escalation, 428 of them sent to refugee camps Gebab and Rsas.