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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in northwestern Syria, including health and education infrastructure.
Guterres said he is seriously concerned by the continuing escalation in northwestern Syria and by the possibility of a deep offensive operation in Idlib that could result in a "new wave of human suffering. "for nearly 3 million people.
In a press release issued by the UN spokesman, António Guterres urged all parties to fully respect international humanitarian law.
Guterres reiterated his urgent call for the implementation of the agreement protocol on Idlib concluded in September 2018.
He emphasized the importance of advancing the United Nations-facilitated political process in Geneva, mandated by Security Council resolution 2254 of 2015.
On Wednesday, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Gulen said his country would not close and move the site of the ninth Turkish sighting point to Idlib in northern Syria, saying that the points would stay in place.
Speaking at a press conference after the presidential team meeting in Ankara, Qalan said: "The location of the ninth checkpoint in Idlib will neither be closed nor moved , and all checkpoints will continue their activities from where they are. "
He added that Turkey had informed the Russian side of its dissatisfaction with the attacks on Idlib, adding that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would have a telephone conversation with his counterpart Vladimir Putin in this regard.
The Turkish presidential spokesman called on the Syrian regime and Russia, which supports it, to put an end to the violations committed in the city of Idlib.
A Turkish military convoy was attacked on Monday as it was heading to the ninth checkpoint south of Idlib province, killing three civilians and injuring 12 others close to the military convoy, according to a statement released. by the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
He said his country had informed Russia of his dissatisfaction after the attack on the Turkish military convoy, saying that President Erdogan had to make a phone call with his Russian counterpart to discuss the latest developments in the region.
In May 2017, Turkey, Russia and Iran announced that they had reached an agreement on Idlib's "de-escalation zone" as part of the Astana meetings on Syria.
However, Syrian regime forces and their supporters continue to launch attacks in the region, despite the 17 September 2018 agreement between Turkey and Russia in the Russian city of Sochi to install a "de-escalation" In the region.
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