Italian relief for quake victims

Published November 21, 2008

THE Government of Italy is providing 400,000 Euros for people affected by the Balochistan earthquake. A relief package was announced by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as a gesture of solidarity comprising Euros250,000 being provided through the Directorate of Cooperation and Development to the International Committee of Red Cross and Euros150,000 through Farnesina to the International Federation of the Red Cross Organisations.

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