Kazakh humanitarian aid delivered to Osh
BISHKEK. August 2. KAZINFORM /Yevgeny Novikov/ Official ceremony of handing over the humanitarian cargo from Kazakhstan to representatives of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations has been held today in Karasui district of Osh region of Kyrgyzstan.
The Kazakh side was presented by temporary Charge d'affaires of Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan Kalybek Koblandin and director of Karaganda office of the state material reserve of the Kazakh Ministry for Emergency Situations Alimusa Zhakanov.
According to the Kazakh officials, the aid is rendered in two stages. Two carriages with 128 tons of buckwheat were delivered to Osh region within the first stage on July 30. Today 30 carriages with 1 800 tons of rice have been delivered as well.
Three carriages with steel roofing and one carriage with laundry soap are expected to be delivered soon.
Besides, additional supplies of roofing, fittings and timber are planned within the second stage as well.