By TRN Online, Kathmandu, June 2: The medical supplies provided as grants by France for Nepal to fight against COVID-19 were handed over to Minister for Health and Population, Hridayesh Tripathi, by the French Ambassador, François-Xavier Leger.
A plane carrying the medical supplies amounting to seven ton had landed at TIA in the morning today. The materials were delivered by an Airbus A350 which was put in place by the Airbus Foundation as a courtesy.
This is in response to the Government of Nepal’s call for support.
Ambassadors of the Delegation of the European Union, Germany and Finland were also present at the medical supplies handing over ceremony.
Highlighting the importance France puts on its relationship with Nepal, Ambassador LEGER said, “France stands side by side with Nepal in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. A global solution and cooperation are required to combat the current crisis and France, along with other EU member states, is committed to helping Nepal and the Nepali population to fight the crisis”, read a press note issued by the embassy of France in Nepal.
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