China gifts explosives disposal equipment to Sri Lanka

The formal signing of documents related to the equipment grant took place between Qi Zhenhong and Kamal Gunaratne, the ministry said on Wednesday.”Eighteen REOD 4000 explosive ordinance disposal medium robots, eighteen REOD 400 explosive ordinance disposal robots, ten anti-explosive blankets and ten protection tanks and vehicles were symbolically handed over,” the release said.The ministry said the equipment would be of much use to the armed forces of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka and China share close ties with Beijing being one of the top lenders to the cash-strapped island nation.



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