Palestinians fleeing the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus are seen at a Lebanese border crossing with Syria, December 2012.
Russia has delivered a consignment of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian refugees residing in Syria.
Oleg Voronov, the spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, said a total of 70 tons of humanitarian supplies were dispatched by two Il-76 aircraft to Syriaâ„¢s port city of Latakia on Thursday, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Å“The aid was provided by the Russian government as part of humanitarian support for the Palestinian refugees living on the territory of Syria,” the official added.
In April, Moscow also sent more than 30 tons of humanitarian assistance to Syria in an effort to help the victims of the ongoing turmoil in the country.
According to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Syria hosts more than 500,000 Palestinian refugees registered by the organization.
On June 16, UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi said seven out of eight Palestinian refugee camps in Syria have been affected by the consequences of the foreign-sponsored militancy in the country.
More than 1.4 million of registered Palestinian refugees reside in 58 recognized camps in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, according to the UNRWA.
Last year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it would allocate USD two million to the humanitarian organization in 2013 as the issues of Palestinian refugees Å“had been aggravated due to complicated transformation processes in the Middle East.”
Foreign-sponsored militancy in Syria, which erupted in March 2011, has taken its toll on the lives of many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel.
While the West and its regional allies support anti-Damascus militants operating inside Syria, Russia remains a supporter of the Syrian government.
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Republished with permission from: Press TV