Secretary General of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Zaher Rostami said his organization was ready to render aid to the famine-stricken people in Somalia, IRNA reported.
In a meeting with the top Somalian diplomat in Tehran Khalifa Moussa, he said humanitarian aid packages prepared by the Red Crescent and the Iranian individuals will soon be dispatched to Somalia.
The two officials agreed that Iran's aid packages would be distributed among the famine-stricken people inside Somalia or on its joint border line with Kenya.
Rostami further announced that Iran's Red Crescent Society was also ready to dispatch medical staff and set up temporary hospitals in Somalia.
Moussa appreciated the help rendered by Iranian nation, the Supreme Leader and religious leaders to his nation.