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First Qatari Plane With Humanitarian Aid Arrives at Damascus Airport

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first Qatari plane delivered humanitarian aid, including ambulances and medicines, to Damascus International Airport, Qatari Foreign Ministry said.
"As part of the humanitarian airbridge launched by the State of Qatar, a Qatari aid plane arrived at Damascus International Airport for the first time … The aid includes ambulances, food supplies, medicines, as well as technical assistance to help resume operations at Damascus International Airport," the ministry said in a statement on X on Monday.
Earlier, Qatar sent humanitarian aid to Syria through neighboring countries - Turkiye and Jordan.
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