Russians will no longer attack holy sites in Syria-Tajani

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 3 - Russians will no longer attack holy sites in Syria, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Tuesday after securing assurances from Moscow on the safety of Western citizens in the wake of a Russian raid that struck a Franciscan facility in Aleppo on Sunday.
    "Thanks to international pressure and the request made by our ambassador to Moscow, we have obtained from the Russians the guarantee that holy sites in Syria will no longer be attacked and that Western citizens gathered in some assembly points ready to leave with the UN convoy will not be hit: among them there are Italian citizens and they are not in danger", Tajani told his NATO colleagues.
    The Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Cardinal Mario Zenari, told ANSA on Monday that he is in daily contact with bishops, priests and nuns in Aleppo where the situation is extremely difficult. (ANSA).