China donates over 10 Mn litres of diesel to Sri Lanka; shipment scheduled in Nov.

China donates over 10 Mn litres of diesel to Sri Lanka; shipment scheduled in Nov.

November 1, 2022   07:09 pm

China has donated 10.6 million litres of diesel to farmers and fishermen in remote areas of Sri Lanka, to upgrade livelihood in the most affected sectors of agriculture and fishery.

The shipment is scheduled to arrive between November and December, according to the Chinese Embassy in Colombo.

Reassuring support for Sri Lanka, the Chinese government has handed over 5,500 metric tons of rice and essential medicines worth LKR 3 billion over the past 5 months as emergency humanitarian donations to the island nation.

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