DOHA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Qatari Air Force plane carrying 23 tons of humanitarian aid arrived in Damascus on Monday as part of Qatar's air bridge to support Syrians, the Qatar News Agency reported.
The aid shipment was provided by the Qatar Fund for Development, a government institution focused on enhancing global livelihoods, and Qatar Charity, a non-governmental charity and humanitarian group based in Doha.
It marks the third aid plane to land at Damascus International Airport and the eighth dispatched under Qatar's air bridge initiative.
On Sunday, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, held here discussions with a high-level Syrian delegation led by interim Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani, focusing on bilateral ties and developments in Syria. ■
