Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov and his Italian counterpart, Enzo Vecciarelli, discussed humanitarian aid provided to Italy amid the COVID-19 pandemic in a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th April, 2020) Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov and his Italian counterpart, Enzo Vecciarelli, discussed humanitarian aid provided to Italy amid the COVID-19 pandemic in a phone call on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"During the conversation, the parties discussed the provision of humanitarian assistance to the Italian side for its fight against the coronavirus infection and the work of a Russian joint unit that was sent to Italy in accordance with the agreement between Russian President [Vladimir] Putin and Italian Prime Minister [Giuseppe] Conte," the statement read.
