India provides medical assistance to Yemen

New Delhi Dec 27 (IANS) India on Wednesday provided medical assistance worth about $1 million to Yemen in response to a request from the Yemeni government.

According to a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar presented a box of anti-cholera medicines to Yemeni Ambassador Abdulmalik Abdullah Al-Eryani at a token handing over ceremony held here.

"As part of its commitment to provide humanitarian assistance to Yemen India has been a member of the ‘Friends of Yemen Group " the statement said.

"India has earlier extended medical assistance to Yemen in April 2015. Additionally India provided food assistance in the form of rice and wheat each worth $2 million in August 2012 and March 2013 respectively " it added.

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