Russia is counting on China and India to join the humanitarian mission in Aleppo

The Russian Defense Ministry hopes that China, India, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan will join the humanitarian mission in Aleppo (Syria). This was announced by Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov during China Defense Forum

"We hope that our good partners in many countries, including the People's Republic of China, India, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and other countries will respond to the Russian offer and be able to contribute to stabilizing the humanitarian situation in Syria" - said Antonov.

He added that the humanitarian aid came from Belarus and Armenia. Also the Ministry of Defense stated that such calls are addressed to the military department of the country, members of the SCO, the CSTO and the CIS.