Humanitarian aid from Greece has arrived in Armenia on December 12th 2020

Under the framework of Team Europe, with support from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the Directorate General of International Development Cooperation (YDAS) of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to the request of Armenian Organizations in Greece, which, in cooperation with the Armenian Embassy in Athens, collected humanitarian aid for those impacted by the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh. The humanitarian aid was transported to Armenia on Saturday, 12 December 2020.

The Director General of Hellenic Aid, Mr. Larissis, delivered the aid to representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations and the branch of the Armenian Relief Society in Armenia as a gesture of support and solidarity towards the human suffering in the region. Mr. Larissis was welcomed by the head of European Dpt. of the MFA of Armenia Ambassador Tigran Samuelian.