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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9244
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lebanon/humanitarian aid

Foreign ministers reiterate their call for full and safe access to victims requiring assistance

Brussels, 01/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - The request from EU foreign ministers for an immediate cessation of hostilities, followed by a sustainable ceasefire in Lebanon, should, if agreed, improve the humanitarian situation - an essential aspect of the crisis that Tuesday's extraordinary Council tackled alongside the political and security aspects (see related article). “It is extremely important to work on the humanitarian crisis. We are shocked by the Qana massacre - it is unacceptable....