DOHA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The first Qatari direct aid flight arrived Monday at Damascus International Airport, Qatar's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The aircraft carried humanitarian aid including ambulances, medicines, and food supplies, as well as technical assistance to support the resumption of the Syrian airport, all provided by the Qatar Fund for Development, the statement said.
"This step will accelerate the delivery of aid to the beneficiary sectors," the statement quoted Qatari Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad as saying.
The minister confirmed the continued flow of Qatari aid through various ports of entry into Syria and expressed Qatar's steadfast commitment to supporting Syria in humanitarian and developmental fields. ■
