Foreign and Commonwealth Office<p>We welcome the UN Secretary-General's statement on 14 October for safe access for civilians in need in north-east Syria. Our assessment is that the ceasefire in north-east Syria continues to broadly hold, and we welcome the fact that Turkey has confirmed it has no plans for a further offensive. Implementation of the ceasefire is for the parties directly involved but we have made clear our expectation that all parties abide by the agreed ceasefire, which we wish to see become permanent, and by their obligations under international humanitarian law.</p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon2019-11-05false2019-11-05T17:20:21.66Z16Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeForeign and Commonwealth Office2019-11-04Syria: Ceasefires2House of LordsTo ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN Secretary-General's appeal on 14 October for safe access for civilians in need in north-east Syria; and what assessment they have made of whether the ceasefire in that area (1) is being respected, and (2) will be fully supervised and made permanent.falseLord HyltonHL58210011