Damascus, SANA- Chargé d’Affairs of the Iraqi Embassy in Damascus, Yassin Sharif Al-Hujaimi, affirmed that his country will continue to stand by Syria through the air bridge cargo and land convoys that transport aid until Syria overcomes the effects of the earthquake disaster that struck it.
“The Iraqi government held an urgent meeting immediately after the earthquake in Syria, and all ministries were instructed to provide medical, food and logistical humanitarian aid to the Syrian people in a fraternal initiative”, Al-Hujaimi said in a press statement at the Iraqi embassy in Damascus.
Al-Hujaimi pointed out that the volume of humanitarian aid provided to Syria by land and air has exceeded 4,000 tons, which will continue to be offered.
The Iraqi Ministry of Defense established, immediately after the earthquake disaster, an air bridge between Iraq and Syria to deliver aid, Al-Hujaimi noted.
He stated that there are many humanitarian initiatives to collect donations and organize aid convoys by the Iraqi people to provide relief to the Syrian people, adding that the government and the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicate daily with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in Syria in order to meet humanitarian needs.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)