Kazakhstan is providing a humanitarian aid to Syria

On February 10th, a humanitarian cargo arrived from Kazakhstan to Syrian city Aleppo. It may also be recalled, that earlier the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the emergency humanitarian assistance to the local population affected by the devastating earthquake. In accordance with this, frost-resistant tents, warm clothes, bedding, food and other essentials with a total weight of 50 tons were prepared to the friendly country.

This mission is carried out through the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS). The first flight of humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan was headed by the Director General of the IOFS Yerlan Badaulet.

The ceremony of transferring appropriate assistance to the Syrian side at the Aleppo airport was attended by the Deputy Governor of Aleppo Abdel Qader Dawaalibi, the director of the Aleppo airport Mohammed Al-Masri, representatives of the Syrian Red Crescent Samir Shubuki, Ahmad Samoun, Anas Samaa, as well as the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Lebanon, Rasul Zhumaly, the head of Consulates of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Syria, Bakhyt Arystan and the Counsellor-Consul of the Embassy of Kazakhstan to Lebanon, Askar Assylov.

Speaking on behalf of the host country the Deputy Governor of Aleppo Abdel Qader Dawaalibi, expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Kazakhstan. «This kind brotherly Kazakh people, who shared the burden and immediately extended a helping hand in difficult times, will never be forgotten», - he said. In return, Ambassador Rasul Zhumaly, on behalf of our country, expressed condolences over the tragedy and expressed the hope that Syria will recover from the terrible natural disaster in the shortest possible time.