Mayor of Kawaguchi City of the Saitama Prefecture in Japan Nobuo Okunoki donated a high-quality used ambulance to Sri Lanka. The Mayor was fulfilling a request made by Sri Lanka Ambassador Sanjiv Gunasekara during a meeting held regarding the donation of a Fire Truck to Sri Lanka few months ago. SaiNet Corporation, an IT company in Kawaguchi City and the Rotary Club of Saitama prefecture fully sponsored the cost of shipping the ambulance to Sri Lanka. Kawaguchi city organized a formal handover of the ambulance at a ceremony attended by the Mayor, many well-wishers, Saitama prefecture politicians and the press. Kawaguchi city Mayor, city officials and the Sainet Corporation gave assurances to work with the Sri Lanka Embassy for further cooperation in future.

Source: The Nation May 29, 2021 05:48 UTC