OdishaPlus Bureau
In response to a request received from the World Health Organisation (WHO), India has extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea. The Ministry of External Affairs briefed about the situation on Friday.
As per the statement released by MEA, keeping in view the ongoing shortage of medical supply situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) India made the decision to grant humanitarian assistance of USD 1 million in the form of anti-tuberculosis medicines.The statement further added that the medical assistance is under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis program in DPRK.
Indian Ambassador to DPRK Atul Malhari Gotsurve handed over the consignment of medicines to DPRK authorities in the presence of a WHO representative.India has strong links with North Korea and choose to conduct goodwill diplomacy to demonstrate their ties. In the past, North Korea had sent $30,000 to India when the Tsunami struck.