Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On Tuesday, Tashkent International Airport received the first batch of humanitarian aid sent by the American charity Project Hope, Dunyo news agency reported.

According to the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the United States, assistance was provided to facilitate Uzbekistan’s efforts to counter the coronavirus pandemic.

A special board of Uzbekistan Airways delivered personal protective equipment, antiseptic and disinfectants, about 20 thousand tests for the detection of coronavirus, as well as medical equipment (defibrillators and cardiomonitors) totaling US$600,000 to the republic.

In addition, two containers of medicines and products from more than 2 thousand items, funded by the American non-profit organization Globus Relief worth US$800,000, are planned to be delivered from the US city of Salt Lake City (Utah) in July.

In turn, the American non-governmental organization Adventist Agency for Assistance and Development (ADRA) launched a project to transfer food products (wheat flour, rice, vegetable oil, legumes, salt, sugar and meat products) to needy residents of Uzbekistan for a total of US$400,000. All high-quality food products are purchased at markets and supermarkets in Uzbekistan and distributed throughout the country, including for residents of Syrdarya region affected by flooding in the region in early May of this year.

An agreement on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Uzbekistan with a total value of US$1.8 million was reached during meetings between representatives of the Embassy of our country in Washington and a number of US charitable organizations.