The Chinese government has decided to provide another 300 million Chinese Yuan in grants to Sri Lanka for the supply of medicines, food, fuel, and other essential items.
That was as a result of a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on April 22.
In an earlier telephone conversation, Premier Li Keqiang told Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa that China was aware of the difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka is currently facing and would do their utmost to improve the livelihoods of the people of Sri Lanka.
Upon learning about the grant, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa thanked the Chinese Prime Minister for his continued support to Sri Lanka during difficult times and paid tribute to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the Chinese Government.
With this latest grant, the total assistance provided by China to Sri Lanka to manage this crisis situation is approximately 500 million Chinese Yuan and approximately US $ 76 million.
