French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault misspoke in an interview with France 2 TV channel, stating that the troops of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein beseige Aleppo, RIA Novosti reported.

French Foreign Minister noted that there is another topic that they have discussed with John Kerry is the tragedy in Aleppo which is at the moment besieged by Saddam Hussein's troops with assistance of the Russian armed force , thus, now it is necessary to reach ceasefire, BFM TV TV channel reported.