Kyiv/New Delhi, May 6: Newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to Kyiv Harsh Kumar Jain on Friday handed over 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid comprising essential medicines and medical equipment to Oleksii Yaremenko, Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine. The Indian Embassy in Kyiv, which was the focus of all news during the early days of the Ukraine conflict and on India’s efforts at evacuation of its nationals, in a post said: “Newly appointed Amb @IndiainUkraine Harsh Kumar Jain handed over 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid comprising of essential medicines and medical equipment to H.E Oleksii Yaremenko, Deputy Minister of Health of #Ukraine in-charge of Humanitarian Aid and EU Integration.” On Thursday, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti told the UN Security Council: “India has been sending humanitarian supplies to Ukraine and its neighbors, which include medicines and other essential relief material. We are also providing more medical supplies to Ukraine. We support calls for guarantees of safe passage to deliver essential humanitarian and medical supplies, including through establishment of humanitarian corridors. We hope the international community will continue to respond positively to the evolving humanitarian requirements.” On May 2, Ambassador Harsh Kumar Jain met Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Senik and presented a copy of his credentials. Jain succeeded Partha Satpathy as Indian envoy to Ukraine. (UNI)
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