Mayor of Kawaguchi City of the Saitama Prefecture in Japan Nobuo Okunoki donated a high-quality used ambulance to 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 undertook to bear the cost of freight for this ambulance to Sri Lanka. Kawaguchi city organized a formal hand over of the ambulance at a ceremony attended by the Mayor, many well-wishers, Saitama prefecture politicians and the press, 27 May 2021. Ambassador Gunasekara also highlighted the timely nature of this donation. 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 28, 2021 20:00 UTC