Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations confirmed that on Friday, at the initiative of Russia there will be held an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria, Interfax reports.
It is expected that during the meeting of the UN, Secretary General's special envoy Staffan de Mistura's initiative on the liberation of the eastern Aleppo from terrorists will be to be discussed.
It is noted that the meeting will be held behind closed doors.