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Essential medicines donated
by Iran due here soon
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, recently. The total value of the medicine consignment is over SLR 108,123,522 which is equivalent to US Dollars 294,743, the Foreign Ministry stated in a statement yesterday
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 the 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 the Islamic Republic of Iran, for their timely generous contribution. Further, the Sri Lankan Ambassador pointed out Iran’s continued support 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 arrangements, with the support of Managing Director Alireza Bardaei of Pankeh Tea Pvt. Ltd., in Iran, to dispatch the medical consignment to Sri Lanka. The shipment is due to arrive at the Colombo Port by mid-November 2022.
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Russian Embassy, Russian House, unveil plaque at Public Library in honour of 80th anniversary of victory day
The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Russian House in Colombo unveiled a plaque at the public library Colombo today (29th April) in honour of the 80th anniversary of victory day.
Victory Day is celebrated on the 9th of May, the day Nazi Germany was defeated in World War II. It is an important date in the Russian calendar and an integral part of Russian culture.
The plaque was jointly unveiled by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka Lenav Dzhagaryan and Ms Maria Popova Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and Director of the Russian House in Colombo
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