'Asia 1 Convoy' to Break Gaza Siege Reaches Syria on Monday

Dec 19, 2010

Damascus, (SANA) – The Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoy 'Asia 1' is scheduled to reach the Syrian borders next Monday coming from Turkey.

15 countries are participating in the convoy, of which are India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Bahrain and Iran.

Secretary of the Higher Follow-up Committee of the Palestinian National Conference Khaled Abdul-Majeed, during a conference of the Committee at al-Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, hailed Syria's support to the Palestinians' struggle against the Israeli occupation and its help to ease their sufferings and lift the siege on Gaza.

Head of the Popular Committee of Supporting the Palestinian Intifada and Resisting the Zionist Project Ahmed Abdul-Karim voiced that the humanitarian aid convoy will reach the blockaded Gaza Strip as soon as possible.

"Syria, which sends humanitarian aid to Gaza every 3 months, will dispatch the 29th humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza on Tuesday, carrying 100 tons of medical and food supplies to the Strip through the Jordanian lands," Abdul-Karim added.

For his part, Representative of the Indian delegation in the convoy Bishr al-Deen al-Sharqi said that the convoy aims at introducing the Asian peoples to the sufferings of the Palestinians and their just cause, and working on breaking the Israeli siege on Gaza.

"We flew from Delhi to Iran where we received a warm welcome. The convoy is in Turkey now and will reach the Syrian borders on December 20th," al-Sharqi said.

He expressed the convoy members' gratitude to Syria, government and people, for preparing all the needed arrangements to receive 'Asia 1' convoy, noting that the convoy comprises all spectrums of the Indian people in addition to 7 members of the Iranian Islamic Shura Council.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
Link: http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2010/12/19/324558.htm.