Armenia sends second batch of humanitarian aid to Turkey
YEREVAN, February 15, /ARKA/. Armenia continues sending humanitarian aid to earthquake-affected regions of Turkey, spokesman for Armenian Foreign Ministry Vahan Hunanyan said in a tweet.
'Late last night, trucks loaded with the second batch of humanitarian aid crossed the Armenian-Turkish border through the Margara bridge,' he said.
Armenia had already sent 100 tons of food, medicine and other relief supplies to Turkey by five trucks which crossed into Turkey through the border gate that was opened for the first time since 1993.
Turkey shut down their common border in 1993, in a show of solidarity with Azerbaijan which was locked in a conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Armenia had also sent two batches of humanitarian aid to Syria by air.
On Feb. 6, a series of earthquakes shook Turkey and Syria. They were among the most powerful and destructive in the last 100 years. A state of emergency was declared in 10 provinces of Turkey, which will last for three months. The death toll in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 37,000 people.-0-
