Monday, May 18, 2009

China sends humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka

The first batch of a humanitarian aid package for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) sent by China arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo on Sunday.

Senior Presidential Advisor and Parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa accepting a consignment of 6,300 tents handed over by China' Ambassador in Sri Lanka Yang Xiuping expressed his sincere gratitude to China.

Nearly US$ 3 million worth of tents donated by China will be delivered to Sri Lanka in four batches. Three more chartered planes with the rest are to arrive in the country shortly. Read more ...

No comments:

Post a Comment