A Romanian military plane arrived this afternoon at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut, carrying humanitarian aid to the affected areas in Syria as a result of the devastating earthquake that struck it.

Romanian Ambassador to Syria, Dan Sandovici, and a delegation from the European Union, were at the airport upon the plane’s arrival.

Speaking from the airport, Ambassador Sandovici said: “This is the first of planes that will arrive successively at Beirut airport carrying aid to be transported to Syria, loaded with more than five tons of medical aid, foodstuff and winter clothes, with the assistance and cooperation of the European Union…These planes are an expression of the solidarity of Romania, government and people, with the people of Syria in these painful and cruel moments due to the devastating earthquake.”

He continued, “Romania will also send planes carrying similar aid to be transported to the Gaziantep region, north of Syria.”

Source: National News Agency