INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Iranian Red Crescent, donated an urgently required consignment of
essential medicines and other medical supplies to Sri Lanka at a ceremony held at the Red Crescent Office in Tehran on November 03.The total
value of the medicine consignment is over SLR 108,123,522 which is equivalent to US Dollars 294,743.The donation, consisting 119 essential
medical items, was handed over to the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Iran G.M.V
Wishwanath Aponsu by the Government of Iran in the presence of senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Red Crescent of
Iran.Accepting the consignment, the Sri Lankan envoy conveyed profound gratitude on behalf of the Government and the people of Sri Lanka to
to Sri Lanka in difficult times and emphasized the importance of maintaining good relations and cooperation.The donation of medical
utilities was a result of a request made by Ambassador Wishwanath Aponsu during his meeting with Deputy Minister of Health Dr
Mohammed Hossein Niknam, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for West Asia Dr
Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, Head of Red Crescent of Iran Dr
Pir Hossein Kolivand and Senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Month of June 2022 to
brief about the developments in Sri Lanka.The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Tehran made immediate arrangement with the support of, Managing
Director Alireza Bardaei of Pankeh Tea Pvt
in Iran to dispatch the medical consignment from Iran to Sri Lanka
The shipment is due to arrive at the Colombo Port by mid-November 2022.
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://adaderana.lk
