Covid-19: 18 tons of sanitary material arrived in Greece from China

More than 1cm. protective masks and other medical supplies were delivered by the Chinese government to Greece.

Η The Chinese government sent a medical shipment to Greece at the urgent request of the Greek government and arrived in Athens on Saturday morning on a flight. Air China CA 863.

The aid, weighing about 8 tons, includes 550.000 protective and surgical masks, protective equipment, glasses, gloves and shoe covers. The Ambassador of China to Greece, Mr. Zhang Qiyue, handed over the medical supplies from the Chinese government to the Minister of Health and Vassilis Kikilias at the Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos.

The Minister of State Mr. George Gerapetritis and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for European Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis were present at the event receiving the assistance.

Ambassador Zhang stressed that the collection and transportation of these medical supplies took place within 8 days, at a time when China was still under enormous pressure from the epidemic reduction and the availability of medical supplies was still lacking.

Additional medical supplies, weighing about 10 tons, donated by Chinese companies and organizations arrived on the same flight and were also delivered to the Greek government.

Ambassador Zhang referred to Aristotle's words: "What is a friend? "Friend means the one soul that dwells in two bodies", saying that "difficult times reveal true friends" and that "China and Greece work closely together in the fight against Covid-19, which once again confirms the exceptional relations and friendship between the two peoples ".

He again thanked the Greek government for its strong support during China's battle against Covid-19, as evidenced by letters from former Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Ambassador Zhang also congratulated the Greek government on its efforts and measures, describing them as "timely and dynamic".

He added that "Chinese companies such as Cosco Shipping, State Grid, Bank of China, ICBC, Huawei, to name a few, have contributed in their own way to Greek society. More donations are arriving. And we will make every effort to help our friends in Greece. "

«With solidarity and cooperation, we will overcome this challenge together", Concluded Ambassador Zhang.

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