The plan `` merits consideration , '' al-Assad said after the meeting , according to the Syrian state-run news agency SANA . Bashar al - Islam says a UN plan to ` ` freeze '' fighting in Aleppo ` ` merits ' '' The plan calls for local authorities ` freeze '' zones to allow humanitarian aid . The envoy said talks with al - Assad ` ` constructive '' Parts of Aleppo are still a stronghold for Syrian rebels .
Bashar al - Islam says a UN plan to ` ` freeze '' fighting in Aleppo ` ` merits ' '' The plan calls for local authorities ` freeze '' zones to allow humanitarian aid . The envoy said talks with al - Assad ` ` constructive '' Parts of Aleppo are still a stronghold for Syrian rebels .