Eight EU member states in the UN Security Council have called on Russia
and Iran to maintain a previously agreed ceasefire and avoid military
escalation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib to avoid
"catastrophic humanitarian consequences for civilians".
The statement was signed by the UK, France, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, together with Germany, Belgium and Italy, who recently sat in the Council or will soon be sitting.
The statement was signed by the UK, France, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, together with Germany, Belgium and Italy, who recently sat in the Council or will soon be sitting.