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MINSK, 5 May (BelTA) – The Belarusian government issued Resolution No. 332 on 4 May 2017 to instruct the Emergencies Ministry, the State Property Committee, the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom, the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee, the joint venture BIELITA, the Modum - Nasha Kosmetika Perfume and Cosmetics Factory and the Slonim Cardboard and Paper Plant Albertin to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, BelTA learned from the official website of the government.

The Emergencies Ministry has been instructed to execute, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delivery of humanitarian aid by road to Ukraine, and to arrange the transfer of the humanitarian aid to the mission of the International Red Cross for distribution among the people in need.

The Finance Ministry shall reimburse, from the funds earmarked in the budget for the financing of the expenses associated with natural disasters, accidents and catastrophes, the cost of the material assets provided for humanitarian assistance and also the transportation and other costs associated with the delivery of the humanitarian aid.

The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption.