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First Armenian Relief Plane Lands in Aleppo
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Monday, October 15th, 2012
The relief plane en route to Syria
ALEPPO, YEREVAN - The first plane carrying relief supplies to Syria from
Armenia landed safely at the Aleppo airport Monday after stopping for
a scheduled inspection in Erzerum, organizers reported.
The plane carrying supplies that were gathered from donors in Armenia
and Artsakh under the `Help Your Brother' campaign spearheaded by the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation was operated by AIR Armenia company.
Turkish and international media organization reported the plane's
layover in Turkey as a forced landing, but organizers and the Armenian
foreign ministry clarified that the landing in Erzerum was agreed to
by both sides.
The relief plane at the Erzerum checkpoint
ARF Parliamentary bloc member and coordinator of the `Help Your
Brother' campaign Vahan Hovannesian told reporters that the plane was
scheduled to be checked in Aintab, but the cargo monitoring was later
diverted to Erzerum.
`There was nothing out of the ordinary about the landing in Turkey,'
said Hvannesian. Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tirgan Balayan
also confirmed that landing in Turkey was prearranged.
`We received the permission with one precondition: the airplane must
land in one of the Turkish airports for cargo search,' said AIR
Armenia's Arsen Avetisyan, adding that the company itself gave consent
to landing at Erzurum airport.
Sources in Armenia stated that the `Help Your Brother' initiative,
with assistance from the governments of Armenia and Artsakh, included
humanitarian supplies such as food, clothing, medical supplies and
other essentials donated by Armenians or purchased through donations
gathered from the people of Armenia and Artsakh.
While the assistance is a humanitarian effort from the people of
Armenia to the people of Syria, the materials that arrived on Monday
will be distributed through the Armenian Community Emergency Aid
Coordinating Body and the Syrian Red Crescent.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
asbarez
Monday, October 15th, 2012
The relief plane en route to Syria
ALEPPO, YEREVAN - The first plane carrying relief supplies to Syria from
Armenia landed safely at the Aleppo airport Monday after stopping for
a scheduled inspection in Erzerum, organizers reported.
The plane carrying supplies that were gathered from donors in Armenia
and Artsakh under the `Help Your Brother' campaign spearheaded by the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation was operated by AIR Armenia company.
Turkish and international media organization reported the plane's
layover in Turkey as a forced landing, but organizers and the Armenian
foreign ministry clarified that the landing in Erzerum was agreed to
by both sides.
The relief plane at the Erzerum checkpoint
ARF Parliamentary bloc member and coordinator of the `Help Your
Brother' campaign Vahan Hovannesian told reporters that the plane was
scheduled to be checked in Aintab, but the cargo monitoring was later
diverted to Erzerum.
`There was nothing out of the ordinary about the landing in Turkey,'
said Hvannesian. Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tirgan Balayan
also confirmed that landing in Turkey was prearranged.
`We received the permission with one precondition: the airplane must
land in one of the Turkish airports for cargo search,' said AIR
Armenia's Arsen Avetisyan, adding that the company itself gave consent
to landing at Erzurum airport.
Sources in Armenia stated that the `Help Your Brother' initiative,
with assistance from the governments of Armenia and Artsakh, included
humanitarian supplies such as food, clothing, medical supplies and
other essentials donated by Armenians or purchased through donations
gathered from the people of Armenia and Artsakh.
While the assistance is a humanitarian effort from the people of
Armenia to the people of Syria, the materials that arrived on Monday
will be distributed through the Armenian Community Emergency Aid
Coordinating Body and the Syrian Red Crescent.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress