Egypt condemned on Friday the shelling of various parts of Syria over the past two days in violation of the February 27 ceasefire agreement.

The truce has paved the ground for the Syrian parties to hold United nations-brokered talks in Geneva.

Egypt is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Syria, especially in view of reports on civilian victims, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said on Friday.

Meanwhile, UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has called on the US and Russia to enforce a now crumbling ceasefire ahead of further peace talks. His words come just after Syrian government forces staged a devastating attack in Aleppo.

Source : MENA