YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS. The NATO clearly understands the political and humanitarian incentives of Armenia for sending a humanitarian group to Syria, ARMENPRESS reports James Appathurai, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia said in a press conference on March 11.

“The NATO has no official position on this issue. We discussed that issue the Foreign and Defense Ministers of Armenia. I listened to their argumentation over the situation. We clearly understand the political and humanitarian incentives of Armenia to lend a helping hand to that community”, James Appathurai said.

A group consisting of humanitarian de-miners, doctors and specialists ensuring their safety, a total of 83 people, departed from Armenia for Syria’s Aleppo on February 8 aimed at providing professional humanitarian support to the locals.

Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan