RA GOVERNMENT TO RENDER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON
Yerevan, July 26. ArmInfo. RA Government has made a decision at today’s
special session on rendering a humanitarian assistance to Lebanon,
suffered from military actions.
As ArmInfo was told in the Government’s press-office, it was
resolved to send medicaments, tents and preparations to Lebanon as a
humanitarian assistance. It was also decided to send a humanitarian
cargo on July 27 evening by Yerevan- Allelo charter route.
As Gagik Yeganyan, the Head of the Migration Agency, informed, 550
people from Lebanon and 54 people from Israel have arrived to Armenia
during these days. He also said that 120 people more will arrive to
Armenia from Allelo July 27 by a charter route. The majority of the
evacuated people, as to Yeganyan, are citizens of Armenia. However,
he noted, there are citizens of other countries among them: 49 Lebanese
and 2 Israeli. It was noted at the session that the number of evacuated
people is growing day by day. Meanwhile, many of them have no relatives
in Armenia. In view of this, the Government has discussed the issue
of rendering a necessary assistance to these persons.