Alwaght- Russia says it will block a French proposed resolution in the UN Security Council to send international monitors to the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Russian ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin rejected the proposal as unrealizable and dangerous saying his country cannot let it pass.
"We believe quite simply that what they are proposing is unworkable and dangerous," he told journalists ahead of a Security Council meeting.
"This idea that there must be immediate deployments of unprepared UN personnel into the danger zone of Eastern Aleppo is prone to cause disaster. We are very concerned about possible provocations and they of course would lead to further aggravation of the entire situation," he added.
"We cannot support it, we cannot allow it to pass," he stressed.
He said that the French delegation has amended the document at Russia’s request but these were secondary corrections "and unfortunately the core problem remains there."
According to Churkin, Russia believes it is necessary to hold a serious discussion at the United Nations Security Council before voting the draft. "I do feel that we have similar goals as far as the humanitarian situation is concerned in and around Aleppo and in Syria, but we need to discuss how those goals can be more effectively addressed," he said.
The Russian diplomat noted that Moscow would be ready to support the issue of a monitoring mission in Aleppo if it is properly organized. "We have no problem whatsoever with any kind of monitoring," he said. "But the idea that they should be told to go to wander around the ruins of Eastern Aleppo without proper preparation and without informing everybody about what is going to happen... this has disaster written all over it. This is a provocation, I hope this is not an intentional provocation."
Syrian army recently managed to liberate Aleppo from terrorist and militant groups and the remaining militants are guaranteed a safe path by the Syrian government to leave the city with their families in return for a safe evacuation of civilians from some regions under their control.
In a bid to support militant groups defeated in the city, western powers insist on sending international missions to the city claiming they need to monitor the evacuation process.
