EU ambassador meets Ijaz Shah, offers 150 mln Euros aid to combat COVID-19.

ISLAMABAD -- Ambassador of European Union (EU) Androulla Kaminara Thursday called on Minister for Interior Brig(R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah and offered aid of worth 150 million Euros to assist Pakistan in combating the novel coronavirus.

Ambassador of Netherlands Wouter Plomp and Czech Republic's Ambassador Tomas Smentanka were also present in the meeting, said a press release issued here.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest were also come under discussion.

'We will like to provide relief to the ones who are suffering in this hard time', Androulla Kaminara said.

The minister welcomed the offer and said it would be of great significance for the masses who were unable to sustain living during this crisis situation.

In response to the point raised about expediting the process for relief, the minister said that the government had already issued instructions to facilitate the execution of relief projects.

The ministry of Interior had issued orders earlier saying that the requirement of No objection Certificate was not mandatory and the organizations could work in direct assistance with NDMA and PDMA countrywide.

The ambassador welcomed the systematic way of...

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