Russia’s envoy to Lebanon on Monday said that his country would help the Lebanese Social Affairs Ministry provide aid for Syrian refugees by establishing field hospitals in the country.
“I reviewed the plan prepared by the Lebanese cabinet to offer aid for Syrian refugees, and I think we can help by [establishing] field hospitals in Lebanon,” Alexander Zasypkin said following his meeting with Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour.
Zasypkin said that the Russian embassy would continue its research and contacts with the concerned Lebanese authorities in order to accomplish the project.
“Today was the first day of [discussions] regarding this big project.”
Lebanon is facing difficulties dealing with the increasingly high number of refugees fleeing Syria’s violent uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, which has killed more than 60,000 people since its outbreak in March last year.
