New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
today announced a five million-US dollar assistance to
quake-ravaged Haiti towards relief measures.
"India stands by the government and people of Haiti in
their hour of need. We would like to make an immediate cash
donation of US five million dollars as a token of our
solidarity with the people of Haiti," Singh said.
In a letter to Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max
Bellerive, Singh conveyed his condolences to the injured and
family members of those who perished in the devastating
earthquake.
"It is with profound sadness that we have learnt of the
vast devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti on January
12. We have no doubt that the people of Haiti have the
strength and resiliene to overcome this natural disaster", he
said.
PTI
