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President of Azerbaijan orders to send two planes of humanitarian assistance to Pakistan â€“ UPDATED

President of Azerbaijan orders to send two planes of humanitarian assistance to Pakistan â€“ <font color=red>UPDATED </font>

27 August 2010 10:46 (UTC +04:00)

The embassy said the Head of States ordered to send two Il-76 planes with a humanitarian assistance on board to Pakistan. One of the planes delivered 40 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to Pakistan on August 27. The second plane is expected to depart on August 29. Pakistani government and community highly appreciated the assistance of Azerbaijan and these actions were widely covered by the leading media organizations of Pakistan.

Foreign Ministryâ€™s press service told APA that the humanitarian cargo, which was delivered to Pakistan on August 27, weighed 40 tonnes, cost AZN 350,000 and contained food products, clothes and other necessary things allocated by Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

The cargo containing food products, clothes and medicines worth AZN 104,834 allocated by Azerbaijanâ€™s Ministry of Emergency Situations will be sent to Pakistan on August 29.