Sri Lanka pledges USD 5 million for SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund
Posted by Editor on March 23, 2020 - 3:39 pm
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged USD 5 million contribution to the SAARC Corona Emergency Fund, Presidential Media Division said.
During the video conference among leaders of the SAARC region on March 15th, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi proposed the emergency fund with an initial offer of $10 million from India

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