China to offer flood aid worth 10 million yuan

China to offer flood aid worth 10 million yuan

January 18, 2011   03:58 pm

The Government of China has decided to provide emergency humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka to help the flood-hit areas, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said a during a regular news briefing today (January 18).


“China will offer emergency humanitarian aid worth 10 million yuan (about 1.52 million U.S. dollars) to Sri Lanka,” the spokesman stated.


He also added that the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi extended condolences to his Sri Lankan counterpart, the Xinhua news agency reported.


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