Statement regarding the provision of humanitarian aid from Greece to Haiti

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will donate the amount of 100.000 Euros to an International Organization already operating in Haiti.

This aid is a contribution to addressing the humanitarian needs which have arisen following the recent earthquake that hit the country, as well as the hurricane that followed.

With this symbolic move, Greece today stands in solidarity with the suffering Haitian people and does not forget that Haiti was the first country in the world to recognize Greece’s independence in 1822.

It is noted that Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias has expressed his will to visit Haiti as soon as possible, when the epidemiological and political conditions allow.