PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Syria: Humanitarian Aid (1 June 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Germany, (b) Belgium, (c) France and (d) China on the re-authorisation of the humanitarian aid border crossing at Al Yarubiyah in north-east Syria at the UN Security Council in January 2020.

Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour)

The UK strongly supports the re-authorisation of the Al Yaroubiyah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid into north-east Syria. As outlined in the UN Secretary General's report of February 2020, this remains the best route through which to deliver aid cross-border into north-east Syria. We have set out our position repeatedly at the UN Security Council, mostly recently on 19 May. The Foreign Secretary has raised this with his Russian, German and French counterparts and senior officials have discussed this with the other Security Council members including Belgium and China.

Answered by:
Sir James Cleverly (Conservative)
4 June 2020