Armenia sent about $400,000 worth aid to Turkey and Syria

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16.02.2023, 15:46

The Armenian government has allocated today 157.8 million drams ($400,000) to the Ministry of Emergency Situations to cover the cost of humanitarian aid sent to the earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey and Syria.

Armenia sent about $400,000 worth aid to Turkey and Syria

YEREVAN, February 16. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has allocated today 157.8 million drams ($400,000) to the Ministry of Emergency Situations to cover the cost of humanitarian aid sent to the earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey and Syria.

Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Pambukhchyan said humanitarian aid was sent to Syria twice by air, to Turkey also twice by land.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in turn, said that Armenian rescuers have already returned from Syria, and the rescue team from Turkey is returning today. ($1 - 393.5 drams

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