Qatar sends urgent medical aid to Iran

A cargo plane carrying urgent medical aid provided by Qatar through Qatar Fund for Development has arrived in Tehran to support Iran's efforts to confront the outbreak of Covid-19.

The aid was received by Undersecretary of the Iranian Health Ministry for International Co-operation Affairs Jalal Naeli and chargé d'affaires of the Qatari embassy in Tehran Dr Abdullah Salem al-Nuaimi.The aid, which weighs 3.5 tonnes, includes materials and medical supplies. This is the fifth shipment provided by Qatar, through the Fund, to Iran since the outbreak of the pandemic.This medical aid provided by Qatar to fraternal and friendly counties comes within the framework of the Qatari efforts to combat the spread of this pandemic, which represents a common threat facing the whole world.This aid also emphasises Qatar's support for fraternal and friendly countries and its assistance to them to overcome this crisis.