Today, a mission of Lithuanian medical workers and experts arrived in Armenia within the scope of international cooperation and mutual assistance in the fight against the novel coronavirus and will be in Armenia for 14 days, as reported the news service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

Medical supplies and equipment have also been transported to Armenia via the same plane.

The medical workers and experts were greeted and the medical supplies were received by First Deputy Minister of Health of Armenia Anahit Avanesyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Avet Adonts, Ambassador of Lithuania to Armenia Inga Stanytė-Toločkienė, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin and Temporary Charge d’Affaires of Sweden in Armenia Birger Karlsson.

The Kingdom of Sweden and the European Union provided financial assistance for this mission.

Earlier, Lithuanian had provided support to Armenia with medical supplies as part of the assistance provided to the four countries of the Eastern Partnership.