Emily Thornberry MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on the agreement between the US and Russia on Syria, said:

“We welcome the progress made by John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov, and at the very least, let us hope this agreement will ensure that the people of Aleppo get the emergency humanitarian aid that they so desperately need. But let us also hope this agreement shows what is possible if people negotiate in good will towards a political settlement that will isolate Jihadist extremists, and bring a lasting peace not just to the city of Aleppo but to all the people of Syria. Their suffering has gone on long enough, and if this agreement provides just the small glimmer of an opportunity for that suffering to end, then it must be seized.”

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