The UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria and safe passage for the delivery of humanitarian aid. <br /><br /> FM #Lavrov holds joint press conference w/ French FM Jean-Marc #Ayrault in Moscow, #Russia https://t.co/q4ubGo4Suh pic.twitter.com/fCSG8rDcp1— Rus Embassy in RSA (@EmbassyofRussia) October 7, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> The resolution, drafted by France, also demands an end to the aerial bombardment of Aleppo.<br /><br /> US Secretary of State John Kerry is concerned about alleged atrocities taking place in Aleppo:’‘These are acts that beg for an appropriate investigation of crimes and those who commit these crimes should be held accountable for these actions. This is a targeted strategy to terrorise civilians and to kill anybody who gets in the way of their military objectives.’‘ <br /><br /> Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said the French draft contained a number of unacceptable points, including an end to air strikes over Aleppo.<br />
