BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 12. The Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry carrying humanitarian aid to Iran has landed at Lankaran airport in Azerbaijan, TurkicWorld reports.
The cargo, which weighs over thirteen tons, includes essential medicines and medical supplies.
From the Astara state border, vehicles are being dispatched to the checkpoint for the onward shipment of the aid to Iran.
On March 11, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani President for the prompt assistance provided in the evacuation of Russian citizens from Iran, as well as for the conditions created for the transit of humanitarian aid sent by his country through Azerbaijani territory to Iran.
