Italy sends aid for Syrian refugees

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said as another cargo of Italian aid for Syrian refugees reached Turkey near the Syrian border early on Friday, according to Italian news agency ANSAmed. Sent from the humanitarian depot at Brindisi and financed by the Italian foreign ministry, the containers brought a first-aid field station to be installed in the safety zone at the Turkish-Syrian border, as well as 40 tons of donated humanitarian equipment including generators, fuel, and sanitary kits, and three ambulances donated by the Free Syrians Association in Italy (ASLI). The cargo, which will alleviate the suffering of thousands of refugees massed in liberated zones along the border with Turkey, is being delivered to the opposition National Syrian Coalition, which most of the international community recently recognized as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people, Terzi said. The Italian humanitarian aid is aimed at those most threatened by the harsh winter season, such as children, women, and the elderly, the foreign ministry said in a communique.