From time to time he departs the ship from the port of Piraeus (Car Terminal – G2) with humanitarian aid which is sent to Turkey from GREECE. The ship, which will bind to Alexandrettawill carry six trucks with items strictly requested by the Turkish side, such as blankets, tents, sleeping bags and chemical toilets.
It is worth mentioning that the ship is being offered on a non-profit basis by the company Neptune Lines Shipping & Managing Enterprises, owned by Melina Travlou, while, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it will modify its daily schedule in order to reach Alexandretta today.
According to information from APE – MEB, “the details of the items to be loaded amount to 250 cubic metersof which: 240 cubic meters – blankets/bedding, 2 cubic meters of heaters, 2 cubic meters of pharmaceutical materials/medicines, 6 cubic meters of personal hygiene items.
The items of humanitarian material loaded onto the ship for Turkey were organized and grouped by the working group of government officials, led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andreas Katsaniotis. This group was formed to implement this very purpose.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “Greece continues to stand in solidarity with the Turkish people which is tested by the devastating earthquakes and responds to the request of the Turkish authorities for the provision of humanitarian aid”.
The plan foresees that the humanitarian aid collected in Thessaloniki from regions, municipalities, Church, schools, agencies of Thessaly and Northern Greece is transferred by road in the earthquake affected areas. For the rest of the regions, humanitarian aid is concentrated in Attica and will be transferred by boat. Also, the sanitary material will reach the affected areas by air. The highest goal is the continuous flow of humanitarian aid.
In addition, tomorrow, Thursday, pharmaceutical material is expected to be sent by air to Syria.
It is worth noting that the response of the Greeks to the needs of Turkey, but also of Syria, for humanitarian aid and provision of basic necessities is still huge and continuous.
Source: News Beast
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