Egypt sends aid ship for quake victims in Syria
ANKARA (AA) – An Egyptian ship carrying relief goods arrived at Latakia port in Syria on Monday for the victims of the February 6 earthquake.
A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said a ship from the Egyptian Navy loaded with hundreds of tons of relief aid arrived in Latakia for the quake victims in Syria.
The shipment was delivered “in solidarity with Syria and its brotherly people and in support of [Syria] in this painful humanitarian plight,” the statement said.
Syrian state news agency SANA said the Egyptian shipment comprised around 500 tons of goods.
The aid will be handed over to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to be distributed to regions that were harmed by the earthquake, the broadcaster said.
Last week, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi made a phone call with the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, during which he offered condolences.
Since the earthquakes, more than 16 Arab countries have announced the establishment of air bridges to provide urgent relief to support Türkiye and Syria.
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