On the 14th local time, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education held a handover ceremony for the second batch of China’s emergency humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka. Including the 1,000 tons of rice handed over this time, China plans to provide a tot

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On the 14th local time, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka held a handover ceremony for the second batch of China’s emergency humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka .

Including the 1,000 tons of rice handed over this time, China plans to provide a total of 10,000 tons of rice to Sri Lanka in batches to support Sri Lanka’s student meal project, which is expected to benefit 1.1 million students in about 7,900 schools in 9 provinces. student.

On the 14th local time, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education held a handover ceremony for the second batch of China’s emergency humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka. Including the 1,000 tons of rice handed over this time, China plans to provide a tot - DayDayNews

Qi Zhenhong, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka: I believe that this batch of aid from China will be of great help to Sri Lankan students. Not only will Sri Lankan students have enough to eat, but their parents, relatives and friends will directly feel the support from China. Warmth and caring.

Rana Sinha, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka: The student meal project is crucial to improving the learning environment of Sri Lankan students. Due to the national economic recession, we have encountered difficulties in supporting the student meal project of schools in rural areas, so the Chinese government Food donations at this time are important.

Between April and May this year, the Chinese government announced that it would provide emergency humanitarian assistance worth a total of 500 million yuan to Sri Lanka, including urgently needed supplies such as medicine, fuel, and rice to help Sri Lanka cope with the current difficulties. This is the largest free assistance Sri Lanka has received since the outbreak of the economic and livelihood crisis.

On the 14th local time, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education held a handover ceremony for the second batch of China’s emergency humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka. Including the 1,000 tons of rice handed over this time, China plans to provide a tot - DayDayNews

Rana Sinha, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka: As usual, the Chinese government has been helping Sri Lanka in many ways. We are very grateful to the Chinese government for its contribution and efforts.

(Original title: The second batch of rice aided by China to Sri Lanka was successfully handed over)

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