There is no Lack of Food in Aleppo; the Situation is Calm, Marriages and Births Registered

Occasionally gunshots are heard in Aleppo but generally the city is tranquil. The Spokesman of National Primacy of Aleppo Zhirayr Reisyan informed “Armenpress” during a conversation.

“Aleppo is in a normal state. So far, there are only everyday household difficulties, such as electricity and water-related problems which still need to be resolved. As you know, there has been no electricity in Aleppo for months, but the residents found other solutions. There are people who are selling electricity via giant electric power equipments, of course, it’s very expensive. The same is the case of water. There are organizations that dug out wells and sell water to the residents. Sometimes water is taken out of 80 or 100 meters deep wells. This water is used by residents mostly for household issues. We buy drinking water separately, which is also costly.

Now you can see many people carrying water in buckets and barrels in Aleppo and this has become common for us, “Zhirayr Reisyan added.

According to him, recently the only access road to Aleppo was attacked, and it has only been a few days since some traffic is observed. According to him, the only access road to Aleppo was re- opened, but it is in a worse state because of the bombings.

“During the siege of Aleppo the market was affected, but there is no lack of food. Necessary food was available, although expensive. Since the re-opening of the road, we expect the arrival of fuel to Aleppo today. In general, people do not have shortage of food; there is no shortage of bread, bakeries work. There are primarily household difficulties.

Despite all the difficulties, people always find solutions. Life goes on, every home has a lamp burning, marriages are taking place, child births, baptisms, “Zhirayr Reisyan added. He also said that children’s vaccinations are being carried in the framework of a program of the Ministry of Health.

The agreement on the cease-fire in Syria came into force on February 27 at midnight. The agreement was reached between the US and Russia. It excludes the terrorist groups “Islamic State” and “Jabhat Al-Nusra”.