Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nepal Mr. Park Sang Hoon handed over relief packages received from Korean Red Cross to the Chairman of Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) Mr. Ramesh Kumar Sharma amidst a function in Kathmandu today. The relief packages contain over 44 thousand pieces of clothes including shirts, frocks, coats and sweater.

Handing over the relief goods, Ambassador Mr. Hoon appreciated the NRCS for playing an important role in providing humanitarian assistance to needy people. "These relief materials have been donated with the spirit of friendship between the two Red Cross Societies, the two countries and their peoples," he said on the occasion. Chairman of the NRCS Mr. Ramesh Kumar thanked the Korean Red Cross and His Excellency for the support extended to the NRCS and hoped that the cooperation between the two National Societies would continue. Secretary General of NRCS Mr. Dev Ratna Dhakhwa recalled the long history of cooperation between the two National Societies and the two countries and said that the relief materials would be utilized for the purpose they have been received for.

The relief package will replenish the warehouses of the NRCS and will be used to support disaster victims. The total cost of the relief materials is about 400 thousand US dollars.