Russia, Armenia sending humanitarian aid to Iran flood survivorsApril 6, 2019 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian Emergencies Ministry, together with the Armenian Emergencies Ministry, have begun delivering humanitarian aid to Iran affected by floods, Mehr News Agency reports. Humanitarian aid shipments will be sent from the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center in Armenia to Iran and will be delivered to the Iranian Red Crescent Society in the northern city of Rasht, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday. Referring to the close relationship between the two sides and continuous contact of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations with IRCS over people’s need in the flood-affected areas, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered the ministry to send humanitarian aid to help salvage the damages. The cargo includes more than 4,000 tents, folding beds, blankets and other essential items. Earlier, Iranians who are living in Russia and the Iranian Embassy in Moscow joined IRCS to help the victims of recent floods in the country. Exceptionally heavy rains since March 19 have flooded some 1,900 cities and villages across Iran, claiming 56 lives, according to Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli, and causing hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to Iranian agriculture. Floods have affected several provinces in the north and west of the country including, Golestan, Mazandaran, Lorestan, and Khuzestan. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |