PM Modi offers assistance to tsunami-hit Indonesia
File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph:( Reuters )
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The two leaders agreed that the details of India's relief assistance will be worked out through diplomatic and official channels.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday called up Indonesian President Joko Widodo and offered assistance to the tsunami-hit country.
Modi offered condolences on the loss of lives in the recent earthquake and tsunami that hit the Sulawesi region of Indonesia, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement.
The PM appreciated the resilience and courage of the people of Indonesia in facing the challenges emanating from the wide spread devastation due to the grave natural calamity, it said.
PM Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo today offering condolences on his behalf and on behalf of the people of India on the loss of lives in the recent earthquake & tsunami that hit Sulawesi region of Indonesia. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/F49kdmt6GT
— ANI (@ANI) October 1, 2018
In response to Indonesia's appeal for international aid, the Prime Minister offered to Widodo all possible assistance from India as a maritime neighbour and as a friend of Indonesia.
The two leaders agreed that the details of India's relief assistance will be worked out through diplomatic and official channels.
The massive 7.5-magnitude tremor struck Friday and sent monster waves barrelling into the island of Sulawesi, leaving at least 844 dead in the seaside city of Palu and surrounding areas.
