MOSCOW, September 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Emergencies Ministry has sent a shipment of medicine to Kurdistan for people in the north and central regions of Iraq, the ministry's international department head said Tuesday.
"From Sept. 13-19, three Emergencies Ministry aircraft delivered 6.5 million packs of paracetamol [acetaminophen], which were produced in Russia with German funding, to Northern Kurdistan," Yury Brazhnikov said.
The medicine, worth 1.2 million euros, was given to Kurdish healthcare authorities, Brazhikov said.
In the past decade, Russia has sent Iraq $10 million in aid through various humanitarian operations, Brazhikov said.
He called Germany a "traditional partner of the Emergencies Ministry for carrying out humanitarian operations".
