BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 8. Azerbaijan held
another charity event in Syria. On the occasion of the Eid Al-Adha,
on June 7-8 of this year, a humanitarian campaign was organized on
June 7–8 this year in Syrian provinces severely affected by
destruction — in the suburbs of Damascus, Homs, and surrounding
areas, Trend
reports, citing the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Syria.
The campaign was held under the slogan: “The most sincere
congratulations from the Azerbaijani people to the brotherly Syrian
people.”
The campaign was initiated and organized by the Embassy with the
support of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA).
Sacrificial meat was distributed to 320 families affected by the
war. The Syrian “Hayat” Foundation, as well as the volunteer groups
“Sawaidul Ihsan” (“Kind Hands”) and “Basmat al-Hayat” (“Smile of
Life”), also took part in organizing the charity action.
On the first day of the initiative, families of Arab, Turkmen,
Circassian, and Alawite origin received assistance in the Western
and Eastern Ghouta districts of the Damascus suburbs. On the
following day, aid was delivered to residents in Homs and its
surrounding areas. The vast majority of the beneficiary families
consisted of women with many children who had lost their husbands
as a result of the protracted civil war. In total, approximately
1,500 people received assistance over the two days.
The families who received Gurban gifts expressed deep gratitude
to the people and government of Azerbaijan and conveyed their
heartfelt wishes.
In accordance with the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev of
Azerbaijan, humanitarian assistance activities on behalf of the
country for the people of Syria are planned to continue.
It should be recalled that at the end of last year, the Republic
of Azerbaijan sent 200 tons of humanitarian aid to the Syrian
people. In addition, with the support of AIDA and the organization
of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Syria, iftar meals were provided for
1,000 orphaned children in Damascus from March 25–27 this year.
