LATTAKIA,(ST)_ Two Russian aid planes carrying 70 tons of humanitarian aid provided by the Russian government and people to the Palestinians living in Syria arrived in al-Basel airport yesterday.
The two planes were received at the airport by , Russian Deputy Consul in Syria Vasily Kartozov , the Second Secretary of the Palestinian Embassy and head of the Palestinian refugees division in Lattakia.
In a statement, the Palestinian official thanked the Russian government and people, pointing out that this is not stranger to Russia because it is a friend of the Palestinian people and other peoples, adding that Russia is working to help world peoples to get their freedom and develop their economy.
For his part, Bogdanov Sergey ,official at the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry explained that the aid is provided to the Palestinian people, who are always supported by Russia.
It is noteworthy that young Syrian youths members of the Revolutionary Youth Union branch in Lattakia unloaded the cargo planes in cars to reach intended destination.
However, two humanitarian aid planes arrived at al-Base airport l in Latakia on June 26 ,carrying 25 tons of humanitarian aid to the Syrian people handed over to the Syrian Red Crescent branch in the province.
T. Fateh