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Maldives' marine pollution response to be powered by Japanese aid

Shahudha Mohamed
17 August 2020, MVT 15:23
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and the then-Ambassador of Japan to Maldives Kazumi Endo posing for a photograph after signing the agreement to provide marine pollution response equipment for Maldives. The equipment was handed over to the Maldivian government on August 17, 2020. PHOTO: FOREIGN MINISTRY
Shahudha Mohamed
17 August 2020, MVT 15:23

Maldives, on Monday, received marine pollution response equipment from the Japanese government, valued at JPY 300 million (USD 2.8 million).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid extended his gratitude towards the Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi for the equipment, which can be used to minimise the environmental damage in case of an oil spill in Maldivian waters.

According to the foreign minister, the equipment was gifted under a grant signed between the two countries in December 2018, signed by Minister Shahid and the then-Ambassador of Japan to Maldives Kazumi Endo.

As a close bilateral partner of Maldives, Japan continues to extend aid for the island nation on various fronts.

In June, the Japanese government provided grant aid of JPY 600 million (USD 5.6 million) in order to promote further socio-economic development.

Prior to this, the Japanese government has also provided a grant of USD 356,400 for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Maldives and USD 185,000 for Maldives Red Crescent to support the island nation's COVID-19 response.

Additionally, Japan committed a grant of USD 1.4 million to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Maldives to support small and medium enterprises in agri-businesses impacted by the pandemic.

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