French Foreign Minister says work must start again on Syrian ceasefire

Record ID: 83575

  • Title: French Foreign Minister says work must start again on Syrian ceasefire
  • Date: 29th September 2016
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 29, 2016) (REUTERS) FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, JEAN MARC AYRAULT, OUTSIDE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE BRITISH NATIONAL FLAG VARIOUS OF AYRAULT WALKING TOWARDS MEDIA / JOURNALISTS STEP TOWARDS AYRAULT WITH THEIR MICROPHONES (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, JEAN MARC AYRAULT, SAYING: "We are unifying our efforts to obtain as fast as possible a resolution at the Security Council to stop the massacre in Aleppo." AYRAULT SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, JEAN MARC AYRAULT, SAYING: "The first objective is to stop the bombardments on Aleppo and permit the access of humanitarian aid. Expanding the ceasefire, putting in place a mechanism of collective surveillance that France proposed several times, including last week in New York. Create the conditions to start again, on new foundations, those of negotiating peace. Which is essential for the future of Syria." AYRAULT STANDING AT DOOR OF UK FOREIGN OFFICE UK FOREIGN OFFICE BUILDING UK FOREIGN OFFICE SIGN ON WALL (SIGN READS FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE - FULL TITLE) AYRAULT LEAVES UK FOREIGN OFFICE IN MINISTERIAL CAR
  • Embargoed: 14th October 2016 16:45
  • Keywords: Jean Marc Ayrault Syria Aleppo United Nations London
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy
  • Reuters ID: LVA00151MEJIF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault has said his country would work with others to try to restore the ceasefire in Syria.
    Speaking in London on Thursday (September 29), Ayrault said that first objective is to stop the bombardment of Aleppo and to work at the United Nations to "create the conditions to start again."
    "We are unifying our efforts to obtain as fast as possible a resolution at the Security Council to stop the massacre in Aleppo," he said.
    "The first objective is to stop the bombardments on Aleppo and permit the access of humanitarian aid. Expanding the ceasefire, putting in place a mechanism of collective surveillance that France proposed several times, including last week in New York. Create the conditions to start again, on new foundations, those of negotiating peace. Which is essential for the future of Syria," he said.
    France's most senior diplomat was in the British capital for the signing ceremony for the Hinkley Point nuclear power station deal.
    The $24-billion (£18.5 billion) deal to build Britain's first new nuclear power station in decades was signed behind closed doors in a low-key ceremony that underlined Prime Minister Theresa May's cautious approach to the Franco-Chinese project.
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