CARACAS, August 13, 2014 (WAFA) – The Government of Venezuela opened on Wednesday an air corridor to allow humanitarian aids into the Gaza Strip, said a statement by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The statement said the first airplane took off from the Caracas International Airport at 13:41 (Venezuela Time) and is expected to land at Ismailia Airport in Egypt, whereas other aid planes are expected to take off during the coming days.

Earlier this Wednesday, Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elias Jaua, received his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Maliki, in Caracas and discussed the recent Israeli aggression on Gaza, in addition to Venezuela’s efforts to dispatch humanitarian aids and relief supplies to Gaza.

Following their meeting, both ministers headed to Caracas Airport, where Jaua made a symbolic handover of the humanitarian aids to his Palestinian counterpart.

Al-Maliki expressed his appreciation to Venezuela, on behalf of the Palestinian people and leadership, for its honorable stance towards the Palestinian cause and righteous issue. He also praised the position of the Latin American countries towards the Israeli aggression on Gaza

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