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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Washington - Ali Barada

US Lawmakers Urge Blinken to Pressure into Renewal of Humanitarian Aid to Syria

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield's during her visit to the Syrian-Turkish border crossing in early June. (AFP)

Four Republican and Democratic lawmakers sent Thursday a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken asking him to continue to exert diplomatic pressure in favor of continued humanitarian access to the Syrians dependent on life-saving assistance.

US Representatives Gregory Meeks and Michael McCaul, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as US Senators Bob Menendez and Jim Risch, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent the letter, in which they expressed deep concern over the prolonged suffering of the Syrian people.

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