Serbian aid to Lebanon handed over in Beirut

BEIRUT - Serbian aid worth more than 1.1 mln dollars was ceremonially handed over to Lebanon in the Port of Beirut on Monday.

The aid is primarily intended for the displaced population from southern Lebanon, the Serbian embassy in Lebanon announced in a statement.

The ceremony was attended by Serbian Ambassador Milan Trojanovic and Lebanese officials including Higher Relief Commission Secretary-General Gen Bassam Al-Nabulsi.

Trojanovic said the aid was intended for the people of Lebanon, in particular, for displaced people from the south of the country, and that it represented a symbolic token of Serbia's solidarity with Lebanon, the Al Mayadeen internet news portal reported.

Nabulsi thanked Serbia, its leadership, its government and its people for the humanitarian initiative.