Turkey Plans to Send Aid Convoy to Aleppo
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Turkey aims to send more than 30 trucks of food, children's clothes and toys to the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, with a truce negotiated between Russia and the US due to come into effect at sundown, officials said.
Speaking after attending Eid al-Adha prayers, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the initial 48-hour ceasefire could be extended by a week and then again for a further period if it held, and the aim was to establish "first class peace".
"Today after sunset, whether it is the UN or our Red Crescent, they will send food, toys and clothing to the people, mainly in Aleppo, through the predetermined corridors," Reuters quoted Erdogan as telling reporters in Istanbul.
"Our Red Crescent is working to reach al-Rai and Jarablus as well, in co-ordination with (the Turkish disaster management agency) AFAD," he said, referring to two Syrian border towns.
Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak also noted that about 33 Turkish aid trucks, under UN supervision, would be carrying 20,000 children's shoes and items of clothing, food and toys to Aleppo.
