U.N. plans for air drops, food aid in Syria suffer setbacks

U.N. Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy attends a meeting with the Syrian government delegation during the Syrian peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) - Plans to airlift supplies to besieged towns in Syria inched ahead on Thursday amid concern from Russia and others about the safety of aid workers and uncertainty whether Damascus will approve, a U.N. official said.

A proposed United Nations food convoy into the besieged rebel-held town of Daraya, the first to that suburb of the Syrian capital since 2012, has also been delayed, and will now not happen on Friday as previously planned.