• The donation had been done in line with Russia’s  policy of strengthening cooperation with Sri Lanka in the interest of sustainable development

By Kelum Bandara  

Russia has transferred US $5.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to implement projects related to nutrition at school levels in Sri Lanka , the embassy said .  

The embassy said the donation had been done in line with Russia’s  policy of strengthening cooperation with Sri Lanka in the interest of sustainable development .

The funds have been transferred to the WFP on December 25,2021.