EUROPEAN UNIONEu and the Crisis in Syria • November 17th, 2015
The EU is a full member and active participant in the International Syria Support Group (ISSG). It fully supports the UN- led process, notably the efforts of the UN Special Envoy for Syria. The EU welcomes the agreement announced by the United States and Russia, as co-chairs of the ISSG, on 10 September 2016, reinstating the cessation of hostilities in Syria. All parties to the conflict, other than groups designated as terrorist organisations by the United Nations Security Council must now ensure the effective implementation of cessation of hostilities, enable the lifting of all sieges, and allow sustained, countrywide humanitarian access to those in need. Progress on the issue of detainees and missing persons must also follow.
