Armenia to send humanitarian aid to Lebanon

Armenia will send aid to Lebanon to help the country amid the humanitarian crisis resulting from ongoing hostilities.

The decision to send humanitarian assistance, consisting of food and medicines, was approved at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.

Armenia plans to provide targeted humanitarian assistance by ensuring the supply of essential food and sanitary and hygienic goods, as well as medicines, needed to meet the basic needs of the affected population.

The list of necessary items was presented to the Cabinet by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

AMD 60 million was allocated from the reserve fund to purchase the supplies.