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AFP
In a letter to the US Ambassador to Serbia-Montenegro, the Serbian government, the Serbian Ministry of Health and all state institutions, expressed preparedness to assist the threatened population in the US south, hit by hurricane Katrina.
There exists a possibility to organise the recruitment of medical teams, consisting of experts with a great deal of work experience in post-conflict situations and tropical conditions. In addition, the Serbian Red Cross is placing at disposal all its resources, reads the statement.
The Serbian government expressed its sympathies for the great loss in the catastrophe that struck several states in the southern US, reads the statement, addressed by Minister Tomica Milosavljevic.
The Serbian government, at its session yesterday, passed a decision on dispatching aid to the citizens of New Orleans and entrusted the Serbian Ministry of Health to contact the US Embassy in Serbia-Montenegro and offer the necessary assistance.