South Korea donates masks, pledges to strengthen ties between police forces of two countries

South Korea’s Ambassadro Woonjin Jeong met a Sri Lanka police delegation-led by Acting Inspector General C. D. Wickramaratne on Thursday at the Korean Embassy in Colombo and donated a consignment of re- usable fabric masks for distribution among Police personnel in appreciation of their dedication and commitment to control COVID19 Island wide.

The masks were manufactured by a Sri Lankan social enterprise. Ambassador Woonjin said there had been no single COVID-19 infection case among the Korean community in Sri Lanka. “On behalf of my country, Korea, I would like to thank Sri Lanka Police for ensuring the safety of Korean residents here in Sri Lanka amid Covid-19. I would like to give my sincere appreciation to all police teams who have been dedicated to the fight against COVID- 19 for the Sri Lankan people including Korean residents”.

The Ambassador assured that the Republic of Korea would stand in solidarity with Sri Lanka and work together to overcome this pandemic. The

Ambassador said he would undertake his duty to develop the mutually beneficial cooperation between the Police authorities of the two countries. Receiving the donation, Acting IGP Wickramaratne applauded the Ambassador and thanked him for the gesture of goodwill as a support to the Sri Lanka Police Force.

The police delegation also included SDIG Priyantha Weerasooriya, DIG Asanga Karawita, DIG Ranmal L. Kodithuwakku and SSP S. M. Keerthipala.

The Korean residents’ leaders in Sri Lanka and Sung Hun Lee, Country Director of KOTRA, participated in the meeting.