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Ukraine intends to provide humanitarian aid worth $200,000 to countries of the Horn of Africa, Ukraine's Emergencies Minister Viktor Baloha has said.

"We’ve discussed this matter and are considering providing assistance in the form of wheat or something else… A decision to provide $200,000 [for this purpose] will be taken," Baloha told Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday.

He said that a relevant resolution would be taken during Ukrainian government meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16.