Xinhua News Agency, Colombo, August 28 (Reporter Tang Lu) A batch of new crown vaccines aided by the Chinese People's Liberation Army to the Sri Lankan army arrived in Colombo on the 28th.
Gunaratna, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Sri Lanka, Shavindra Silva, Chief of Defense Staff and Army Commander, Navy Commander Ulugeithner, and Chief of Air Staff Prasana greeted him at the airport.
The military attache of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka Wan Dong handed over the vaccine to Sri Lanka.
On behalf of Sri Lanka’s President and Minister of Defense Gotabaya, Gunaratna sincerely thanked the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Ministry of National Defense for their concern and support for Sri Lanka’s anti-epidemic work. Under the extremely severe situation of the Sri Lankan epidemic, this is an important material and spiritual support for the Sri Lankan army, and it is also another vivid manifestation of the friendly cooperation between the two armies.
This batch of vaccines will be used to vaccinate disabled soldiers, survivors and veterans of the Sri Lanka war.
Wan Dong said that the friendly relationship between China and Sri Lanka and the two militaries has a long history. As long as it is beneficial to Sri Lanka, China will never be absent; as long as it is beneficial to the Sri Lankan people, China will not hesitate to do it.
This batch of vaccine assistance is part of China's epidemic prevention support for the Sri Lankan people and the army. In the difficult situation of the epidemic, the two countries and two militaries have watched and helped each other, and this relationship has become deeper and more stable.
On the same day, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda also expressed through social media that he was very grateful for the massive anti-epidemic assistance from the Chinese army, which will ensure the success of Sri Lanka's vaccination work.