Twenty trucks with humanitarian assistance from Romania arrive in Moldovan capital

Chisinau, 7 May /MOLDPRES/ - A convoy of 20 trucks from Romania, loaded with medical assistance worth 3.5 million euros, arrived in Chisinau today. The consignment contains medicines, protection costumes, masks, disinfectant and biocide and was accompanied by an official delegation from Bucharest.  

In Chisinau, the convoy was met by Prime Minister Ion Chicu and Health, Labour and Social Protection Minister Viorica Dumbraveanu.

At a public ceremony on presenting the humanitarian assistance, PM Ion Chicu thanked the Romanian officials for support. ‘’I thank from the bottom of my heart to the Romanian nation for this effort. We appreciate the help of our brothers. Its value is much higher, as it is offered in the situation when it is difficult for everybody,’’ Ion Chicu said.

Health, Labour and Social Protection Minister Viorica Dumbraveanu expressed gratitude to the Romanian nation. ‘’We have everybody learned a thing – the crisis assessed certain values and namely the strength of the friendship between countries. These medicines and consumables provided today will consolidate the medical system of Moldova,’’ Dumbraveanu noted.   

The health and interior ministers of Romania gave speeches at the ceremony as well. ‘’The pandemic has put aside many things, in order to manage this situation together. We are in a moment when Romania showed that it has been and is the closest partner of Moldova,’’ Health Minister of Romania Nelu Tataru said.

Romanian Interior Minister Marcel Vela said that Romania had been was and would be by the side of Moldova. ‘’We can learn also an extremely important thing from the experience of this pandemic: that brothers are the closest,’’ the official stressed.   

Last week, a team of physicians and para-physicians from Romania came to Chisinau. The doctors during two weeks will provide assistance to their colleagues from Moldova in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.