UN Chief Guterres Urges De-Escalation as Top Priority in Middle East
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on all parties to halt actions harming civilians and to allow humanitarian operations to proceed unimpeded, according to a statement reported by TASS.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said de-escalation must remain the top priority in the Middle East, according to a statement cited by Russian news agency TASS.
"All parties must cease any actions that harm civilians and ensure that humanitarian operations can proceed safely and without obstruction," Guterres said, as quoted by TASS.
The statement did not specify further details on the current situation prompting the remarks, according to the source.
TASS reported the comments as part of ongoing coverage of developments in the Middle East region.
The United Nations has repeatedly called for restraint and protection of civilians amid tensions in the region, though the specific context of this latest appeal was not elaborated on in the available report.
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