Lithuania provides humanitarian assistance
to Georgia, which has suffered from military actions. Commissioned by Prime
Minister Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates
the provision of humanitarian assistance.
On 11 August, the first consignment
with humanitarian aid was sent, containing bandages of various sizes, burn
treatment packages, antibiotics, antiphlogistic drugs and other pharmaceuticals,
estimated at about 38,000 Litas.
On 12 August, tents with the capacity
of 500 sleeping places and sleeping bags, food and blood product Albuminas
were sent, estimated at about 220,000 Litas to Georgian regions that suffered
from the actions of the war conflict.
On 14 August, at Georgia=92s request
the third consignment of humanitarian aid was sent. It contained pharmaceuticals,
bandages, sleeping bags and tents. The aid is estimated at about 200,000
Litas.
Humanitarian assistance was provided
by the Fire and Rescue Department under Lithuania=92s Ministry of the Interior,
Military Medical Service of Lithuania=92s Ministry of National Defence and
Health Emergency Situations Centre under Lithuania=92s Ministry of Health.
Funds for Georgia were also collected
14 August through 17 August, during the Be2gether festival in Norvili=F0kës.
In a specially equipped tent public was informed about Lithuania=92s policy
of development cooperation and democracy promotion. During the fundraising
endeavour Act2gether, Democracy and Development Assistance Fund collected
over 3,500 Litas.
Overall, according to the most recent
data, Lithuanian residents donated about 355,000 Litas to support the victims
of military actions in Georgia (about 28,000 Litas were collected by Democracy
and Development Assistance Fund and about 327,000 by Lithuanian Red Cross
Society).
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
to Georgia provided consular assistance to 96 persons.
On the whole, air planes Spartan evacuated
76 persons:
I flight: 39 persons in total =96 35
citizens of Lithuania and 4 Georgian citizens.
II flight: 35 persons, out of them 19
Lithuanian citizens, 6 Estonian citizens, 9 Georgian citizens and 1 Russian
citizen.
III flight: 2 persons, both are citizens
of Georgia.
According to the data of the Embassy
of Lithuania in Tbilisi, 20 persons chose other ways to return to Lithuania:
10 out of them via Turkey, 5 via Armenia and 5 chose other routes.
INFORMATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE WILLING
TO OFFER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OR CONTRIBUTE
Collection of clothes is coordinated
by:
Democracy and Development Assistance
Fund
D.Po=F0kos Street 59, Vilnius, 9:00 h.
through 20:00 h.
Contact person: Kristina Vaièiûnaitë,
Tel: +370 687 95224.
Alimentary products are collected at:
Volunteer Centre
S.Moniu=F0kos Street 27 (the building
of =DEvërynas Neighbourhood Administration, 2nd floor), 9:00 h. through
21:00 h.
Contact Telephone: +370 655 55322.
Accounts to support citizens of Georgia,
who have suffered from the war:
Special account of Democracy and Development
Assistance Fund to support the sufferers in Georgia
Address: D. Po=F0kos Street 59, LT-08114
Vilnius
Company Code: 300604085
Bank: AB Bankas Hansabankas
Bank Code: 73000
LT297300010109811391
Contact person: Kristina Vaièiûnaitë,
Tel: +370 687 95224.
Special accounts of the Lithuanian Red
Cross Society:
SEB Bank AB, bank account 277044060000908211
AB Bankas Hansabankas, bank account
LT 727300010002448010
During the action, units and internet
banking system services of the SEB Bank AB and AB Bankas Hansabankas will
not tax the payments.
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