A plane, chartered by the Spanish government, departed in Madrid Tuesday with 10 tons of humanitarian relief for Sri Lanka following last Sunday's earthquake and tsunami.
The plane is loaded with donations by the autonomous communities and non-government organizations in Spain.
At a press conference at the Torrejon de Ardoz Air Base in Madrid, Secretary of State for International Cooperation Leire Pajin said that through this shipment comes the "first stage of emergency aid requested by Sri Lanka," an island country located south of India.
Pajin said that his government will also arrange a meeting with the ambassadors of the affected countries to inform them of the tasks carried out by Spain in response to the catastrophe as well as to gather first-hand information on the needs.