Published February 13,2023
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has convoys of earthquake assist prepared for rebel-held areas in north-western Syria, however remains to be ready for permission to ship them.
“We are on standby, ready to go, are waiting to hear from other side,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned within the Syrian capital, Damascus.
He mentioned he welcomed the easing of sanctions by the US and the current approval by the Syrian authorities for cross-border entry. “We hope this continues,” he mentioned.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has held out the prospect of opening extra border crossings between the northwest and Turkey due to the emergency state of affairs, Tedros mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
