The UN envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, warned the Security Council today of the imminent danger of the situation in northwest Syria worsening, following recent statements by Turkey and Russia.
"I cannot report any progress in ending the violence in the northwest or re-energizing the political process," Pedersen told the Security Council's monthly meeting on Syria.
Despite intense negotiations, Ankara and Moscow have not reached any agreement, and even on the contrary, recent statements hint at an imminent escalation of the situation, he added.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a stern warning from Moscow today when he threatened to launch a military offensive in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad's forces in the northwestern Idlib region.
Assistant UN Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Loukok reminded that around 900.000 people have been displaced around Idlib, and added that more than 500.000 of them are children.
"People are fleeing in desperate conditions," he said.
Germany has called on UN Secretary General António Guterres to take action to stop the conflict in Libya.
The so-called Astana process (in which Russia, Turkey and Iran are involved) is over, emphasized the representative of Germany, with the support of Great Britain, while the USA in this balance of power supports Turkey, a member of NATO, and which, according to Washington, is taking on a significant burden by inflating thousands Syrian refugees.
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