The Humanitarian Aid Shipment from Sri Lanka reaches Myanmar
The Earthquake Relief Humanitarian Aid Donation shipment from Sri Lanka reached Myanmar on 16th May 2025 and the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Myanmar and the staff officially handed over the donation to the relevant Myanmar Government Authorities on 18th May 2025 at the Asia World Port Terminal in Yangon.
The relief items are intended for the benefit of the victims affected by the recent earthquake disaster in Myanmar, and were voluntarily collected and donated by the Most Ven. Amarapura and Ramanna Monastic Communities in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with various government institutions and well wishers across Sri Lanka, under the directions led by his Excellency the President of Sri Lanka.
Officials from the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and Authorities from Asia World Port, represented the Myanmar Government, at the time of handing over.
The donation is testament for the close and cordial historical relations between the two countries, based on Theravadic Buddhism and the goodwill and compassion of the Sri Lanka people towards a friendly nation, in an hour of need (Ends).
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Yangon, Myanmar
18th May 2025