Russia opposed the special session of the UN Council on human rights (UNHRC) regarding the situation in Aleppo, which will take place in Geneva on October 21.

"The UNHRC special session on situation in Aleppo has been initiated by the United Kingdom on behalf of the group of countries consisting of the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar and Saudi Arabia," Rolando Gomez, a press Secretary of the Council, declared earlier.

The document said that the proposal was formed "after the recent deterioration of the situation with human rights in Aleppo and the inability of the Assad regime and his allies to fulfil their obligations in the field of human rights".


Holding the special session in the UNHRC was supported by 33 countries: 16 Council members and 17 observers (Turkey, Italy, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Iceland, Ireland, Estonia, Lithuania and Luxembourg).

The permanent representative of the Russian Federation at the Geneva office of the United Nations Alexey Borodavkin said that because of the introduction of Russia's humanitarian pause this session "absolutely inappropriate" and is aimed at "protecting terrorists".

Previously, the British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson has warned Russia that it risks "becoming a pariah state" if it continues to bomb civilian targets in Syria.

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