Azerbaijan sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Baku, The Gulf Observer: In response to Ukraine’s appeal, Azerbaijan has sent a humanitarian cargo consisting of electrical machinery in order to establish a stable power supply to the territories affected by current situation in Ukraine, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told media.
Trucks with 45 transformers and the first batch of 50 generators provided by Azerenergy OJSC were sent off from the Gobu Power Station on Saturday.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladyslav Kanevskyi and representatives of Azerenergy OJSC employees took part in the humanitarian aid send-off as well.
It’s scheduled to send a second caravan in the coming days to fully deliver humanitarian cargo totaling about 1.4 million manat ($823,331).
Azerbaijan has provided a total of 30 million manat ($17.6 million) worth of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine as of yet. In addition, different structures have sent humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people over the past six months.
About 90 Ukrainian children who have suffered serious physical harm or the loss of family members due to the conflict in the country were brought to Azerbaijan to receive medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation.
