Mumbai: India despatched humanitarian help consignment to Lesotho compromising of 1000 metric tonnes of rice to assist in addressing the meals safety and dietary necessities of individuals in Lesotho.
In a put up on X, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal wrote, “India sends humanitarian help to Lesotho. A consignment of 1000 MT rice, at present departed from Nhava Sheva Port for Lesotho. The consignment will assist in addressing meals safety and dietary necessities of the pleasant individuals of Lesotho.”
India and Lesotho get pleasure from a powerful relationship that has stood the check of time and relies on shared values and ideas, underpinned by the noble goal of South-South cooperation.
The 2 nations have held frequent interactions throughout varied platforms.
In October, the India GCC Commerce Council organized the UN South-South Cooperation assembly, was attended by the Ambassadors of the Kingdom of Lesotho, amongst different companions.
Earlier this yr in August, India and Lesotho additionally held the fifth spherical of Joint Bilateral Fee for Cooperation.
Either side reviewed bilateral relations and mentioned methods for cooperation in areas of improvement partnership, commerce and financial relations, agriculture, well being, infrastructure, consular and cultural points amongst others.
In the course of the assembly, the 2 sides carried out a complete assessment of the prevailing bilateral relations, together with enhancing of cooperation in improvement partnership, commerce and financial relations, vitality, agriculture, well being, artwork and tradition and consular issues.
As per the MEA, there are about 4000 Indian expatriates and PIOs in Lesotho working as lecturers, accountants and different professionals. A few of them are engaged in enterprise as effectively. The group has a fairly excessive financial profile within the nation. There’s an Indian Affiliation which organises periodic features and has hosted well-attended cultural performances by troupes despatched by ICCR every so often.
