500 tonnes of Ukrainian grain to arrive in Syria on 31 December as part of humanitarian programme
More than two dozen lorries will arrive in Syria on Tuesday, 31 December, to deliver the first 500 tonnes of Ukrainian grain as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian programme.
Source: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who arrived on a visit to Damascus, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine
Quote from Sybiha: "We promised to support food security and fulfilled our promise in a short time. Tomorrow, more than two dozen lorries will arrive in Syria to deliver the first 500 tonnes of Ukrainian grain as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian programme. This flour will be distributed free of charge to Syrian families."
Details: The minister stated that this flour would be sufficient to feed over 33,000 Syrian households, or 167,000 Syrians, for a month.
Sybiha stated that this is the first batch, and that "we are ready to supply many times more".
Background:
- Ukraine shipped 500 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat grain to Syria under the Grain from Ukraine programme.
- 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian maize were shipped to Mozambique and Malawi under the Grain from Ukraine programme.
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