Lithuania will allocate €100,000 for acquiring medical supplies made by Lithuanian companies as humanitarian assistance for Georgia, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine to help the countries better combat coronavirus pandemic.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius shared this news via his official Twitter account:
#Lithuania???????? continues standing by its Eastern Partners: Lithuanian Government decided to allocate 100K euros for acquiring medical supplies, made by Lithuanian companies, as a humanitarian assistance for Armenia????????, Georgia????????, Moldova???????? and Ukraine???????? aimed at combating #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/z4nl4CnSfh
— Linas Linkevicius (@LinkeviciusL) April 22, 2020
Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani thanked ‘Lithuanian friends’ also through his Twitter channel:
Grateful for our Lithuanian Friends for continuous solidarity that has been demonstrated numerous times. Deeply appreciate the solid help provided for fighting against common threat #Covid19. Strenght is in unity and together we will succeed @LinkeviciusL https://t.co/ibfPOxa3KA
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) April 22, 2020
Several days ago Germany and Poland also announced they would provide Georgia with special equipment to help the country fight against the spread of coronavirus.