Covid-19: Indian gov't facilitates transport of essential medicines to Maldives
2 އެޕްރީލު 2020 | ބުރާސްފަތި 11:59The medicines were procured through the State Trading Organization (STO) from various cities of India and was stuck in India as movement to and from the country was restricted
6.2 tonnes of essential medicines have been brought to Maldives with the support of the Indian armed forces | RaajjeMV
The government of India has facilitated the transport of essential medicines at the request of the Maldivian government, on Thursday.
As such, 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines were brought to Maldives with the support of the Indian armed forces.
The medicines were procured through the State Trading Organization (STO) from various cities of India.
The shipment includes medicines including essential medicines being used in hospitals including for the treatment of coronavirus.
Following this, the government of Maldives extended deep appreciation to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi as well as the External Affairs Minister of the country, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as well as the government and people of India for its "timely assistance" in transporting these medicines at a time when movement have been restricted in and out of India due to the pandemic.
Speaking at the event at Velana International Airport (VIA) on Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid stated that as always, the Indian government has displayed its generosity and regard to Maldives and its people by accepting the government’s request for the medicines to be picked up from several locations in India and transported to Maldives.
The minister extended profound gratitude from the Maldives government and people for the generous assistance offered by the Indian government.
Also speaking at the event, High Commissioner of India to the Maldives, Sunjay Sudhir noted that Maldives is the first country to receive medical assistance from India during the Covid-19 crisis and also the first to receive 5.5 tons of Covid-related medicines a few weeks back.
It was the first to receive a rapid response medical team and the first country whose nationals were evacuated from Wuhan and today it is the first country where the Indian government has transported the medicines after the lockdown in India and stoppage of civilian aircraft, said Sudhir.
