- Published: 02.05.2020.
Croatia to send humanitarian aid to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
A plane transporting 122 European citizens, including 73 Croats, is expected to land at Zagreb's airport from Dubai on Saturday...
A plane transporting 122 European citizens, including 73 Croats, is expected to land at Zagreb's airport from Dubai on Saturday, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman said on Saturday morning.
The plane of FlyDubai company is due to arrive in Zagreb around 1300 hrs. Apart from the Croatians, there are citizens of Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary aboard the aircraft.
Coordinated efforts taken by Croatia's embassies and consulates worldwide have enabled 1,900 Croatians, who got stuck in various parts of Europe, Africa and Asia due to the coronavirus epidemic, to return to the homeland to date.
Croatia sending aid to Western Balkan countries
Croatia will send protective gear to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro worth HRK 1.2 million (€158,000).
Zagreb will send shipments of protective masks, tents, blankets, sleeping bags and so on.
"In this way we strengthen our friendship an cooperation," Minister Grlić Radman said.
He added that Croatia had tackled the coronavirus epidemic in the most organised manner in comparison to other European countries.
(Text: Hina)