United Arab Emirates donates 12 tons of health materials to Brazil to fight the pandemic

Fri 31/7/2020
United Arab Emirates donates 12 tons of health materials to Brazil to fight the pandemic

The Brazilian government received 12 tons of health materials to combat Covid-19, donated by the United Arab Emirates, through UAEAid. The arrival of supplies, which include masks, rapid tests, gloves and medical clothes, happened in the morning at Brasília Air Base. The plane was received by Saeed Alshehhi, cahrgé d’affairs at the Embassy, and Marcos Degaut, Secretary of Defense Products at the brazilian Ministry of Defense.

According to Alshehhi, "Brazil is one of the pillars of the Emirates' strategy to strengthen relations with South America, acting on several fronts." Marcos Degaut stated that "this humanitarian aid provided by the government of the United Arab Emirates represents the deepest sense of cooperation that governs relations between the two countries".

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