Belgium sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon via Cyprus

Belgium is using Cyprus’ facilities to transfer humanitarian aid to the tried region of Lebanon. Belgian Minister of Defence, Andre Flahaut, arrived in Cyprus and then boarded a military aircraft at the “Andreas Papandreou” military base in Paphos, heading to Beirut for the first humanitarian aid to be handed over to humanitarian organizations in Lebanon.

Cypriot Foreign Minister George Lillikas told reporters that more missions with Belgian humanitarian aid will follow. Belgian Ambassador to Nicosia, Colette Taquet, paid a courtesy call on Lillikas with whom she discussed the Lebanon crisis.Taquet thanked the government of the Republic of Cyprus and its people for the assistance they offer in repatriating Belgian citizens who were in Lebanon during the Israeli offensive.

Lillikas said that Belgium will be using Cyprus as a transit station and basis for transferring humanitarian aid to Lebanon.