PARIS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday in a joint press release condemned the attacks on civilians and the Russian Embassy in Damascus, capital of Syria.
Macron and Merkel have turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday with a joint letter calling for Russian support for the UN Security Council resolution currently being discussed, according to the press release.
France and Germany called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the implementation of a humanitarian truce to allow aids to be provided to civilian populations and emergency medical evacuations to take place, as has been requested by the United Nations, the press release said.
Russia is ready to vote for a resolution by the United Nations Security Council on humanitarian ceasefire in Syria's eastern Ghouta, but only on the condition of guarantees from all sides, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.
On Thursday, the Security Council discussed the situation in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta, but failed to reach an agreement on the draft as members were divided over the text. Russia proposed amending the text for "it to be realistic."
