
Italian relief aid reaches the people in the North East
A Consignment of medical equipments, medicine and tents for temporary shelters to the displaced was delivered by officials of the Italian Foreign Ministry to the Head of the LTTE Political wing Mr. S.P Tamilselvan today 4 January, 2005 at the Peace Secretariat.
 Stefan Zanini, Counselor, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ale Ssandro Rubino, Medical Doctor, Department of Civil protection, Government of Italy , Massimo Darchini, First Secretary, Italian Embassy in Colombo expressed their condolence to the Tamil People who have suffered immensely during the two decades of war and now again subject to the tsunami devastation. They are scheduled to visit the Tamil Eelam Health Services from where medical assistance is coordinated, the devastated townships and the welfare centers for the displaced people. 
Mr. Tamilselvan thanked the Italian government and the people for the kind gesture of humanitarian at a time of distress and explained to the officials the effective manner in which timely rescue and relief operations were put in place which facilitated saving thousands of people from death. He solicited the wholehearted support of the international community in reconstruction of the devastated NorthEast.
04 January 2005
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