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News story FOREIGN SECRETARY COMMENTS ON ALEPPO * English * العربيَّة * Русский язык Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson calls for immediate ceasefire in Aleppo. This was published under the
2016 to 2019 May Conservative government The Foreign Secretary said: > I call on those with influence on the regime – especially Russia > and Iran – to use this to end the devastating
assault on eastern > Aleppo and ensure the UN’s humanitarian plan for the city can be > implemented. The assault is threatening humanitarian catastrophe. > Hundreds of civilians are
reported killed in the past fortnight and > thousands displaced by attacks over the weekend. We need an > immediate ceasefire in Aleppo and immediate access for impartial >
humanitarian actors to ensure the protection of vulnerable civilians > fleeing the fighting. These are humanitarian imperatives. > > All involved in the siege and assault on Aleppo
have a > responsibility to change course to protect civilians. Civilians and > armed actors should be treated according to International > Humanitarian Law. Elsewhere, the Assad
regime is using siege and > bombardment tactics to force surrenders – this too must stop. FURTHER INFORMATION * Follow the Foreign Secretary on Twitter @BorisJohnson and Facebook * Follow
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(opens in new tab) * Share on Twitter (opens in new tab) UPDATES TO THIS PAGE Published 28 November 2016