Hungarian Aid Sent To Help Syrian Refugees
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
The relief offered by the government of Hungary to help the Syrian refugees has arrived in Turkey. The trailer truck transporting the aid package put together from the supplies of the Hungarian Defence Forces (including 5,000 blankets and +700 sheets) arrived in Adana in the afternoon of June 3. Lt.-Col.
Zoltán Sallai, Hungarian defence, military and air attaché in Ankara handed over the relief package to Rahmi Bozkurt, the director for the Mediterranean region of the Turkish Red Crescent aid agency.
In the organization of the National Directorate General for Disaster Management, Ministry of the Interior (NDGDM) and with financial support from the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, co-financed by the EU Committee, the government of Hungary offered the aid to the Turkish authorities so that they can help the Syrian refugees.
Rahmi Bozkurt said thanks for the Hungarian aid, and informed those present that after a transfer the aid would be delivered immediately so it would reach the refugee camp accommodating some 5,700 refugees the following day, on June 5.
Source: Ministry of Defence - kormany.hu
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