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France calls for UN Security Council meeting on Aleppo

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Last Updated : Nov 29 2016 | 1:57 PM IST
France today called for an "immediate" UN Security Council meeting on Aleppo to tackle the "humanitarian disaster" in the besieged Syrian city.
"More than ever, there is an urgent need for a cessation of hostilities and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance", Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a statement on Aleppo, where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in the fighting between government troops and rebels.

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First Published: Nov 29 2016 | 1:57 PM IST

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