French parliamentary delegation heading to Syria
PARIS – A delegation of three members of the French Parliament will head to the Syrian border near Aleppo on Monday to call for an immediate cease-fire and a humanitarian aid for civilians.
Cecile Duflot, Herve Mariton and Patrick Menucci said Sunday in a statement they are asking for the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo, which has been under fire for months.
The delegation is visiting the region as rank-and-file lawmakers, not as representatives of the whole French Parliament.
They insist Europe must stand strong against the massacres committed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia, according to the statement.
More than 70,000 of eastern Aleppo’s 275,000 residents have fled in recent days — mostly to government-held western Aleppo districts, Syrian state media reports.
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