Damaged buildings are seen in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria February 25, 2018. (REUTERS PHOTO)
MOSCOW, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered daily "humanitarian pauses" in Syria's Eastern Ghouta to allow evacuation of civilians from the zone held by militants, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday.
He said in a statement that the humanitarian pause will be in force from 9 a.m (0700 GMT) to 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) every day starting Tuesday.
The location of the humanitarian corridor is to be announced later, the statement said.
Moscow also proposed creating in the nearest future an international humanitarian appraisal commission under the aegis of the United Nations, "which could assess what is happening in Raqqa, to which neither mass media nor humanitarian organizations have access."
The United Nations Security Council adopted on Saturday Resolution 2401, which requires all parties in Syria to immediately cease clashes and provide a sustained humanitarian break for at least 30 days.
Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the ceasefire in Syria could be possible if all parties involved came to terms, but he also admitted that there are many obstacles.
