International pressure is growing on Russia and its ally Syria to stop hostilities against the rebel-held area of eastern Ghouta.<br />Efforts for a truce have so far amounted to nothing as the bombardment by pro-Syrian forces continues.<br />Ro Aram reports. <br /> French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to ensure that Moscow's ally Syria implements a UN resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in eastern Ghouta. <br />In Monday's phone call with Putin, Macron added that the UN truce should be accepted "without any ambiguity."<br />According to the Kremlin, Putin agreed on the importance of providing aid and evacuating civilians. <br />Moscow had proposed a daily five-hour truce instead of the UN resolution, but both proposals have not been met. <br />The French leader's remark also came after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to push ahead with his military's assault on the rebel-held area to wipe out what he's described as terrorists. <br /> Dozens more civilians were killed Monday as a convoy with humanitarian aid entered eastern Ghouta amid continued bombardment by pro-regime forces.<br />The shelling forced the UN convoy to cut short its mission and has now left the enclave.<br />Aid officials said only 10 of more than 40 trucks managed to offload supplies to civilians. <br />To make matters worse, the Syrian government was reported to have removed about 70 percent of goods, including medical kits, before the trucks entered the region.<br />The move is being seen as efforts to stop rebels being treated. <br /> Syria's military and allied forces have now reclaimed about a third of eastern Ghouta in a bloody assault that has left more than 700 people dead. <br />Ro Aram, Arirang News. <br />
