MSF Ready to Work With Russia to Deliver Aid to Besieged Citizens of Aleppo

Ewald Stals, the head of mission in Russia for MSF Operational Center in Brussels (OCB) said that MSF is willing to make contact with the Ministry of Defense to get accurate and comprehensive information on the conditions on a joint large-scale humanitarian relief operation in Aleppo.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders, or MSF) is interested in Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's call on international organizations to take part in Russia-backed humanitarian operation in Syria's Aleppo, the head of mission in Russia for MSF Operational Center in Brussels (OCB) told Sputnik on Thursday.

"As stated many times before, MSF is very concerned about the people of Aleppo, and the estimated 250,000 people trapped in the east of the city. MSF is thus interested in this call from Defense Minister Shoigu, and we are willing to make contact with the MoD [Ministry of Defense] to get accurate and comprehensive information on the conditions," Ewald Stals said.

Earlier in the day, the Russian defense minister said the country and the Syrian government had launched a joint large-scale humanitarian relief operation in Aleppo, establishing three corridors for civilians and one for militants wishing to lay down arms, and said that Moscow offered the international organizations working in Syria to join this operation.