Sri Lanka receives another rice donation from China

November 19, 2022 01:19 pm

A new consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes (100,000 packs) of rice donated by China reached Colombo Port this morning (Nov. 19).

This rice consignment will be distributed to island-wide schools, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said in a tweet.

According to the embassy, China has so far donated 7,000 metric tonnes of rice (700,000 packs) in total to Sri Lanka since June.

A new consignment of 1000 metric tonnes (100,000 packs) rice donated by #China to #SriLankan island-wide schools has arrived at Colombo Port this morning (19th) and will be distributed soon.

A total of 7000 MT (700,000 packs) 🇨🇳aided rice have been handed over to 🇱🇰 since June. pic.twitter.com/f4ecgws7cq
— Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka (@ChinaEmbSL) November 19, 2022

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