The UN on Thursday welcomed a serious prisoner alternate involving seven international locations in one of the vital swap operations in recent times.
Asked in regards to the swap that occurred within the Turkish capital of Ankara, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned: “We obviously welcome the fact that an agreement was able to be found between the various parties and that this exchange was able to happen.”
Twenty-six people had been exchanged and transported on Thursday to Ankara on seven plane — from Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Russia and two from the U.S., in line with safety sources. Belarus was additionally concerned.
Asked in regards to the UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate that may be completed on the finish of August, Dujarric famous the “critical role and stabilizing role” that the peacekeeping mission holds “in a very unstable part of the world.”
“We very much hope the mandate will be renewed,” he added.
On Gaza, Dujarric cited data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and mentioned, “The ongoing hostilities in Gaza, repeated evacuation orders, access impediments and other challenges continue to hamper efforts to reach people with life-saving assistance.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr