The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine believes that the humanitarian pause is necessary for the safe evacuation of thousands of civilians who want to leave the dangerous areas of ongoing and possible hostilities.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine supported < UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' call for an end to hostilities in Ukraine during Holy Week April 21-24. The relevant statement was published by the agency on Wednesday, April 20.
We are grateful to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the initiative to introduce an Easter four-day “humanitarian pause” in Ukraine beginning on Maundy Thursday, April 21. We fully share the view that a humanitarian pause is necessary for the safe evacuation of thousands of civilians who want to leave We highly appreciate the readiness of the United Nations to ensure the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to the population of the most affected areas of Ukraine in the event of a “silent regime”, “the ministry said.
It stressed that Russia must stop attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine to protect civilians, including those in vulnerable situations, including women and children, as well as humanitarian personnel and journalists.
“We call on Russia to fully respect international efforts to protect medical and humanitarian personnel, their vehicles and equipment, as well as hospitals and other medical facilities. Russia must also ensure safe and unhindered access to the population in the temporarily occupied territories of humanitarian personnel and their vehicles. We emphasize that the Russian military blockade of Ukrainian cities, including Mariupol, further exacerbates the already critical humanitarian situation for the civilian population and hinders evacuation efforts, “the Foreign Ministry said.
safe and unimpeded passage of civilians fleeing aggression and violence.
Ukraine has always been and remains committed to resolving the conflict peacefully and diplomatically. We also reaffirmed our agreement to the humanitarian truce proposals made by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Crisis Coordinator Martin Griffiths during his visit to Ukraine.
Deputy Security Minister Dmitry Medvedev criticized the idea. with the Easter Armistice.
It will be recalled that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres published a statement by the UN Secretary General calling on journalists for a four-day humanitarian pause on Holy Week, starting on Holy Thursday and Easter on Sunday, April 24, to allow a number of humanitarian corridors to open. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an end to hostilities in Ukraine during Holy Week from 21 to 24 April, said Peter Stano, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
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