UAE sends 250 tonnes of aid to Ukraine, plans another shipment of relief material
UAE has dispatched a ship carrying 250 tonnes of relief material to Ukraine, news agency Emirates News Agency reported. The aid shipment will first arrive in Poland and Romania by sea before being transported into Ukraine. It includes personal supplies, lighting equipment and blankets.
The news agency also reported that UAE is preparing to send another batch of relief material to Ukraine, comprising school supplies, including computers for students and other school supplies. In October 2022, President Sheikh Mohamed had announced a $100 million to support to help Ukrainian civilians. The UAE had also sent aircraft carrying supplies, tonnes of medical and food supplies, and non-food items.
It also provided six ambulances to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Moldova and Bulgaria. In June this year, a UAE delegation led by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, had made an official visit to Ukraine and met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Almheiri conveyed to the Ukrainian President the greetings of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The meeting between the UAE delegation and kraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed ways of strengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two countries in various fields, as well as developments related to the humanitarian situation in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and its fallout, especially on children, in line with the UAE's efforts to alleviate the suffering of affected Ukrainians. The Ukrainian President expressed his appreciation to the UAE and its leadership for their ongoing support of the Ukrainian people in times of hardship. During the visit, Almheiri also met with Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
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