The head of the ICRC assessed the relationship with Russia
The international Department of the red cross (ICRC) " very good relations with Russia ", said the head of the ICRC Peter Maurer.
" Strengthening Our close cooperation with the Russian Red Cross And the government of Russia, " said Maurer, who is quoted by TASS. He said that bilateral cooperation has started a long time ago." The history of our relations is rooted in the First world war And the postwar years, " He said. Our collaboration continued for decades, But It became more intense, the most in the beginning of the military conflict in the Caucasus. It became deeper, when Russia supported the ICRC's activities in the Syrian Arab Republic ". And now, when the humanitarian situation in Ukraine began to cause concern in Russia, this interaction has become more narrow." We are in constant contact with the Russian government And the very hope that the Russian Federation will become even more active in supporting events, the ICRC not only in the Caucasus And Ukraine, But also in other parts of the world, " said Maurer." Russia, the Cabinet of Ministers of Russia And the Russian Red Cross with respect to our impartial position, " - said the head of the humanitarian organization." Although, maybe in the case of the Russian Red Cross And the Cabinet of Ministers of Russia believe that We have somewhere to take more effort, but somewhere less, " said Maurer.- But I think there is a very good understanding of the mandate And activities of the ICRC. And We get good support from Russia in many of our major operations, which I have already mentioned: in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Caucasus, and Ukraine. Maurer added that the ICRC has expanded over the past year its activity in Ukraine." must admit that at the end of last year in the budget of the organization were not even planned expenditures in Ukraine, As We did not anticipate the development of the conflict, " said Maurer.- we had planned only a medium-sized operations to support the development of the Ukrainian red cross society ". However, with the expansion of the conflict, As stated by the head of the ICRC, " We have come to a conclusion about what the fighting has led to a humanitarian crisis in the Donbass, for example, And in General in Ukraine, everywhere arose humanitarian needs in connection with the arrival of immigrants due to the ongoing clashes "." in addition, a similar need arose in neighboring Russia, As in your country flooded the large flow of people, drew the attention Maurer.- for this reason, the ICRC has stepped up activity: in the Crimea, Donbass And other parts of both countries, And began to organise the work According to the needs ". As said Maurer, Employees of the organization work in Kiev Donbass, Mariupol, Odessa and other regions of Ukraine, in order to " effectively build their work." And Perhaps we will continue to expand the scale of its operations because the number of immigrants is very high, - noted He.- We also support the Russian Red Cross in providing assistance to refugees in the Russian Federation ". Remember, last Sunday Russia arrived in Donetsk And Lugansk another batch of humanitarian aid. Before the Ukraine were sent to four humanitarian convoy.
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