Russian Planes Carrying Humanitarian Aid Land in Syria
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Two Russian airplanes carrying humanitarian aid have reportedly landed at international airport in Syria’s western port city of Latakia on Saturday.
The planes carry 80 tons of humanitarian aid provided by Russia, according to Syrian media.
“The Russian Federation … (has) sent another humanitarian aid with basic necessities and food for civilians. This equipment is designed to deploy the tent camps…,” said Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The cargo consists of tons of humanitarian aid, including mattresses, blankets, beds, and stoves for heating tents, kitchens for cooking, bedding and tanks for water supply. The cargo also includes cereals, canned goods, condensed milk and baby food.
“All humanitarian goods, after delivery, were at once transferred to the civilian authorities in the region to help local people affected by the fighting,” said Konashenkov.
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry has praised the government of Greece for not closing its airspace to Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid to Syria, Press TV reported.
The foreign ministry of the NATO member state said last week that it had received a request from the United States to shut its territory to Russian aircraft.
Last week, Bulgaria also closed its airspace to Russian cargo planes with relief aid for Syria over "reasonable doubts the cargoes are not the declared ones."