Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria

18 Sep 2018

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Syria

The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement reached on 17 September between President Erdogan of Turkey and President Putin of Russia to create a demilitarized buffer zone in Idlib region, which should avert a full-scale military operation and provide reprieve for millions of civilians. The Secretary-General calls all the parties in Syria to cooperate in the implementation of the agreement and ensure safe and unimpeded humanitarian access in all areas through the most direct routes.

The Secretary-General stresses the need for swift action to address the root causes of the conflict and forge, at long last, a durable political solution in line with UN Security Council resolution 2254. 

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General

New York, 18 September 2018