The agency of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Yuri Borisov, said today, Thursday, that the first batch of humanitarian aid to Syria, which is 25 thousand tons of grain, was sent to the Novorossiysk port for loading until the end of the week.
A spokesman for the Russian Deputy Prime Minister's Service told reporters that "since 9 December, the grain has been transported from storage sites to the Novorossiysk port.
He said that the first batch of this week, amounting to 25,000 tons, will be loaded, which represents a quarter of what was planned under the contract.
And that: The ship is moored at the Novorossiysk port and awaiting loading, the ship's transmission depends on weather conditions, and it is planned to complete the delivery of 100,000 tons of grain until the end of May 2020.
Borisov announced on December 17, during a working visit to Damascus, that Russia will provide Syria with humanitarian aid, which is 100,000 tons of grain, and deliveries will continue until the second quarter of 2020.
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