A ship arrives at the port of Beirut carrying aid from Italy and the European Union for those affected by the earthquake in Syria

Damascus (ST): An Italian ship arrived at the port of Beirut today, carrying aid from Italy and the European Union for those affected by the earthquake that hit Syria on the 6th of February.

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent stated in a post on its official Facebook page that it will transfer the cargo of the Lebanese Red Cross ship to hand it over to the Syrian Red Crescent across the border, in the presence of the Chargé d’Affaires of the Italian Embassy, Massimiliano Dantono, and the Director of the General Directorate of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in Syria Luigi Pandolfi.

On February 11, an Italian military plane arrived at Beirut International Airport, carrying medical aid for those affected by the earthquake in Syria.

K.Q.