A Chinese Chartered flight carrying disaster relief goods landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Saturday.
The hand over ceremony of relief goods took place in the presence of Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang, Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake and Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.
The chinese donation of disaster relief goods worth valued at RMB 15 million (about 2.2 million US dollars) to Sri Lankan people affected by floods and landslides consist of 600 tents, 20,000 blankets, 5,000 bed sheets, 20,000 life jackets, 1,000 rain boots and life jackets.
“The Chinese government and the people convey their sympathies to the people who were hit by the bad weather in Sri Lanka. We will continue to support Sri Lanka to our best. China will always stand up by Sri Lanka and the relationship between the two countries will be further strengthened,” Chinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said.
“I highly appreciate China’s spontaneous support to Sri Lanka in this difficult moment. As a country, Sri Lanka will have to do more to re-build the country, rehabilitate damaged roads, houses, infrastructure etc.
Our disaster management authorities are doing an excellent job, Minister Karunanayake said.”
Under my ministry, we have formulated a systematic mechanism to distribute all relief items efficiently and expeditiously,” Disaster Management Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa noted.