AMMAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Jordan on Sunday welcomed a resolution by the UN Security Council urging Syria to provide urgent aid to the refugees, including those stranded in the Rukban area near the Jordan-Syrian border.
Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said the UN resolution is in line with Jordan's stance that it is the responsibility of Syria to provide aid to the Syrians in Rukban, the state-run Petra news agency reported.
In the resolution, the UN Security Council expressed its concerns about the humanitarian situation of the internally displaced persons in Rukban, while highlighting the need to ensure humanitarian access to the area.
It reiterated its grave distress at the worsening humanitarian situation in Syria, including in Eastern Ghouta near the capital Damascus, Idlib governorate, Northern Hama governorate, Rukban and Raqqa.
The council also pointed out that urgent humanitarian assistance, including medical aid, is required by more than 13.1 million people in Syria, of whom 6.1 million are internally displaced and 2.5 million are living in hard-to-reach areas.
Momani also welcomed the UN resolution's call for an end to the bloodshed in Eastern Ghouta, while calling for a political solution to the crisis in Syria.
In the resolution, the council expressed its outrage at the unacceptable levels of violence escalating in several parts of Syria, in particular in Idlib and Eastern Ghouta, including shelling on diplomatic premises and attacks against civilian targets.
It stressed especially the need to cease all attacks against the civilians and civilian targets, including schools and medical facilities.
