The Dominican Republic donated medicines and food to Cuba after the recent major fire at a fuel storage facility in Matanzas, Cuba. The Ministry of Foreign Relations coordinated the donation.
The Ministry of Foreign Relations reported that on Sunday, 14 August 2022, the first eight of 32 tons of basic foodstuffs and four tons of medicines were delivered free of charge by the Sky Cana airline to Havana. The same low-cost airline would deliver the remaining 24 tons of food in two shipments by Tuesday, 16 August 2022.
The donation was the result of the efforts of the Dominican Embassy in Cuba, the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Vice Presidency of the Republic, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Dominican Air Force, the Essential Medicines Program and Central Logistical Support (PROMESE/CAL) and the Sky Cana airline.
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Ministry of Foreign Relations
17 August 2022