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Cuban medics here with help
A twenty-four-member medical brigade from Cuba will arrive in Sri Lanka with a large amount of medical supplies, temporary tents and other essential items.

Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Cuba, Dr. Siri Vijayasekere was summoned by the Cuban Foreign Ministry to discuss the assistance. Cuban President Fidel Castro's condolences to the Sri Lankan people were conveyed by the First Deputy Minister Bruno Rodriguez accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia, Jose A. Guerra Menchero.

The Cuban medical team will work in the South and North, the embassy added.

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