Czech plane with medical supplies to leave for Georgia on Wednesday

In related news, the Czech Foreign Ministry has said that it will send a plane full of medical aid to Georgia on Wednesday. Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Opletalová said that the plane would contain first aid kits and other medical materials to the value of two million crowns (125,000 USD). In addition, the Foreign Ministry has pledged a further five million crowns in humanitarian aid to the region. The plane, which will touch down in neighbouring Armenia on Wednesday, will escort a further 25 Czechs back from the Caucuses. Some 50 Czechs returned home from Georgia on Monday, after fighting broke out.