08-09-2005, 08:06 PM
Israel helps Maharashtra flood victims
By Indo Asian News Service
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Israel has despatched aid, including drugs and medical equipment, to help the flood-hit Indian state of Maharashtra bounce back to life.
'The aid is in answer to the appeal by the Maharashtra government following the floods that struck the region and claimed more than 1,000 lives and left thousands more homeless,' Michal Gur-Aryeh, spokesperson of the Israeli embassy, said here Tuesday.
Israel's foreign affairs ministry, health ministry and Israeli pharmaceutical companies like Teva Pharmaceuticals and Rafa Laboratories have sent antibiotics and first aid equipment to Maharashtra.
The aid consignment reached Mumbai Monday evening.
'The contributions coordinated by the foreign ministry will be of great assistance to flood victims in western India and will contribute also to the already warm relations between our two countries,' said Amos Nadai, a senior official in foreign ministry in Tel Aviv.
Relations between India and Israel have been friendly and growing with the two countries collaborating on joint ventures, particularly in defence.
Israel has also sought India's help to persuade the Palestinian Authority to take action against militants to push forward the Middle East peace process.
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By Indo Asian News Service
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Israel has despatched aid, including drugs and medical equipment, to help the flood-hit Indian state of Maharashtra bounce back to life.
'The aid is in answer to the appeal by the Maharashtra government following the floods that struck the region and claimed more than 1,000 lives and left thousands more homeless,' Michal Gur-Aryeh, spokesperson of the Israeli embassy, said here Tuesday.
Israel's foreign affairs ministry, health ministry and Israeli pharmaceutical companies like Teva Pharmaceuticals and Rafa Laboratories have sent antibiotics and first aid equipment to Maharashtra.
The aid consignment reached Mumbai Monday evening.
'The contributions coordinated by the foreign ministry will be of great assistance to flood victims in western India and will contribute also to the already warm relations between our two countries,' said Amos Nadai, a senior official in foreign ministry in Tel Aviv.
Relations between India and Israel have been friendly and growing with the two countries collaborating on joint ventures, particularly in defence.
Israel has also sought India's help to persuade the Palestinian Authority to take action against militants to push forward the Middle East peace process.
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