Ukraine is ready to provide humanitarian aid to Syria, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
In consultation with his government, he said food from the Grains from Ukraine program could be used to help the Syrian people, Zelensky said in his evening video address.
“Now we can help the Syrians with Ukrainian wheat, flour and our oil – our products that are used worldwide to ensure food security,” Zelenskiy said.
Specifically, he said, logistics must be agreed with representatives from Syria. “We will certainly support this region so that peace there can become a cornerstone for our movement towards real peace,” Zelensky said.
The humanitarian program, which started in 2022, stipulates that donor countries and other organizations purchase agricultural products directly from Ukrainian producers and send them to countries in need, mainly in Africa and Asia.
Longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad was overthrown a few days ago after a surprise offensive by Islamist rebels.
Large parts of the country have been destroyed after a civil war broke out in the country following the Arab Spring in 2011. After initial rebel successes, the uprising was largely suppressed with Russian military assistance.
