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India offers $5 mn to China as quake assistance

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Posted: May 15, 2008 at 1458 hrs IST

New Delhi, May 15: India will offer five million dollars to China as assistance in relief activities in its Sichuan province devastated by a temblor which claimed nearly 15,000 lives.

The Government of India has decided to offer assistance of five million dollars to China for its relief activities for the victims of the earthquake, an External Affairs Ministry statement said.

The amount would be utilised for relief material including blankets, tents, sleeping bags, medicines for the victims of the killer quake.

External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee had sent message of condolence to his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and conveyed India's readiness to provide assistance to supplement China's relief efforts.

President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had each sent messages of condolence to the government and people of China.

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