Tajikistan sent 15 trucks loaded with humanitarian assistance to Kazakhstan. The total aid amounted to 3,500 tons, TuraNews.kz reports citing press service of the Akimat of the Turkestan region.
Heading the humanitarian effort was Colonel General of Police Rustam Nazarzoda, Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan. Sohib Ziedulloev, Deputy Director of the Agency of State Material Resources under the Government of Tajikistan, ceremoniously presented the document outlining the humanitarian assistance.
Expressing concern over the situation in Kazakhstan, Nazarzoda stated, “We could not remain indifferent. If a serious problem arises in our country, then Kazakhstan will send the most help. Therefore, by decision of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, we sent a humanitarian caravan. As strategic partners, we must support each other.”
Upon arrival at the Saryagash railway station, the Tajikistan delegation was warmly received by local residents, led by Serik Tolenbergenov, Vice-Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Beisenbay Tazhibayev, Deputy Akim of the Turkestan Region.
Tazhibayev expressed gratitude to Tajikistan for their timely assistance, stating, “Today, humanitarian aid arrived from Tajikistan. Previously, assistance came from the fraternal countries of Central Asia – Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Today, construction materials and food products were delivered from Tajikistan. We thank our neighboring country! Let the friendship between our states last forever.”
The event was marked by the presence of representatives from the Tajik ethnic group of the Saryagash region, elders, and honorary mothers, who paid respects to the Tajikistan delegation.
The humanitarian caravan has been directed towards the flooded areas to provide much-needed aid to the affected population.
