Greece sends humanitarian aid to people affected by the hostilities in the Caucasus

The Government of Greece Press-Release

In response to appeals for providing relief to people affected by the recent hostilities in the Caucasus, Greece dispatched a C-130 aircraft carrying a 14-tonne humanitarian aid shipment to Georgia comprising tents, blankets, medical and pharmaceutical supplies, serum, water purification tablets, etc. These provisions were collected by the Foreign Ministry in association with other co-competent state agencies (National Defense Ministry. Health and Human Solidarity Ministry, Secretariat General of Civil Protection) as well as NGOs (Greek Red Cross and World Pharmacists). Our country also made an extraordinary financial contribution worth € 100,000 through the UNHCR for providing relief to those who fled from South Ossetia to North.