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Doha: A Qatari Air Force plane carrying 31 tons of food aid landed in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday as part of the country’s ongoing air bridge initiative to support the Syrian people, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced.

The aid is provided by the Qatar Fund for Development, a government entity focused on improving global livelihoods.

It marks the fourth aid plane to land at Damascus International Airport and the eighth dispatched under the Qatari air bridge initiative.

On Jan. 7, Damascus International Airport received its first civilian flight from Doha in 13 years, according to airport officials.

On Jan. 5, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, held here discussions with a high-level Syrian delegation led by interim Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani, focusing on bilateral ties and developments in Syria.

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