Damascus-SANA
On the sidelines of the fourth meeting of the follow-up to the international conference on the return of refugees, a Russian delegation visited today the city of Zabadani in Damascus countryside and presented a set of supplies and equipment for the Dormition Church of the Virgin Mary and a 100-kilowatt generator for the Zabadani National Hospital.
In a statement to SANA, the spokeswoman for the Syrian-Russian peace initiative, Dr. Salwa Shaaban, indicated that the initiative is a series of continuous work between the two sides and contributes to strengthening friendship relations between them at all medical, humanitarian and intellectual levels, and was carried out in coordination with the Russian Reconciliation Center.
For his part, Director of the Department of Foreign and Economic Relations in the Moscow Government, Igar Bakkar Fitch, pointed out the importance of restoring the Dormition of the Virgin Church, especially after the destruction it suffered as a result of the terrorist war on Syria, indicating that the equipment provided is a symbol of cooperation between the two countries.
Father Philip Kasiltsev, representative of the Orthodox Church in Moscow, considered these gifts a symbol of love and peace, wishing to benefit from them in the spiritual and religious aspect of the Church.
For his part, Father Samaan Ayoub, priest of the Dormition Church of the Virgin Mary, pointed out that this initiative encourages the people to return to their city and helps them complete their religious rituals, pointing out that the church was built in 1930 and its restoration began immediately after the city was liberated from terrorism.
In a related context, the Russian delegation visited the Zabadani National Hospital and provided a generator with a capacity of 100 kilowatt-hours to continue the work of the hospital and provide better services to citizens, according to the Director of Health in Damascus Countryside Yassin Naanous.
Annos pointed out that the hospital has a capacity of 150 beds, and about 200 surgeries are performed every month, and the hospital receives about 120 emergency cases on a daily basis.
In turn, the representative of the Presidential Office of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Lugov, explained that as soon as the hostilities stopped in Syria, attention was directed to the humanitarian aspect and to restore life to the areas that were subjected to terrorism, indicating that the generator will contribute to the hospital doing its work better.
Director of Zabadani National Hospital, Dr. Ali Musa, indicated that the hospital provides services to more than 100,000 residents of the area and performs surgeries in various medical specialties.
Muhannad Suleiman and Sakina Muhammad
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