Iran,Red crescent, Iran Red Crescent Society: Humanitarian aid exceeds 3 million tons Tehran, Dec 6, IRNA – Iranian humanitarian aid to the troubled areas in current year exceeded three million tons, head of Iran Red Crescent Society Amir Mohsen Ziaei on

Tehran, Dec 6, IRNA – Iranian humanitarian aid to the troubled areas in current year exceeded three million tons, head of Iran Red Crescent Society Amir Mohsen Ziaei on Tuesday. In a press conference, Ziaei told reporters that the Red Crescent Society dispatched more than 3 million tons humanitarian supplies worth 10 million dollars to countries including Iraq, Libya, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Nepal, Ethiopia, Ecuador , India and other countries. He said that 86 tons emergency supplies were dispatched to Syria in three consignments in the past two weeks. Conference on Islam and International Humanitarian Law is to be held in Qom city on December 7 to 8. Islam Comparative Study Center and Human Rights, Iran Red Crescent Society, International Committee of the Red Cross, institutions affiliated to Qom seminary as well as Qom universities sponsor the conference. Experts and scholars from Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Britain, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Qatar, Indonesia and India are due to take part in the conference. 1378/IRNA