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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11603

29 July 2016
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) syria
US calls for immediate truce to allow vital aid to reach Eastern Aleppo

Brussels, 28/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - Alarmed by the situation in Eastern Aleppo, which aid staff and supplies have been unable to enter since 7 July, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Christos Stylianides issued an urgent call on Thursday 28 July for an immediate truce.

“The recent closure of the last remaining supply route has turned Eastern Aleppo in Syria into a de facto besieged area, cutting off...