Russia’s Il-76 plane arrived to Bolivia to assist in the anti-wildfire effort, the country’s President Evo Morales said on Monday.
"On behalf of Bolivia, I want to thank our friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin, for sending an Il-76 plane that will join Bolivian and foreign aircraft, including Supertanker and Helitanker, combatting fires in Chiquitania," the president wrote on his Twitter page.
Morales attached to the post a photograph showing that he personally arrived to the airport to welcome the plane and its crew.
Estamos sorprendidos y agradecidos por la cooperación del hermano pueblo de #Rusia. El Estado boliviano pagará solamente los gastos operativos. Es una ayuda incondicional para salvar a la Madre Tierra. Es responsabilidad de todos combatir conjuntamente el calentamiento global. pic.twitter.com/P6QJJoEW3D
— Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) September 9, 2019