Pakistan’s Armed Forces have made a gift of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the U.S. Armed Forces as a gesture of solidarity amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Pakistani embassy in Washington D.C. said.
The consignment of the equipment arrived via a C-130 flight from Islamabad which landed Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland, Wednesday afternoon.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Dr. Asad Majeed Khan, and senior officers of the embassy’s Defence Wing were present at the airport.
Also present were David Helvey, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, and other American officials.
Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Khan referred to the historic ties between the peoples of two countries and their armed forces. He said that armed forces of both countries had fought together in the global war on terrorism and stand together in fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
This, the Pakistani envoy said, was a manifestation of the longstanding and close cooperation between the armed forces of both countries, particularly in dealing with natural calamities. Both Pakistan and the U.S. remain closely engaged in combating COVID-19, he added.
The United States has thanked Pakistan for the goodwill gesture, saying the countries’ health partnership and coordinated response will defeat the coronavirus and rebuild prosperity.
The United States thanks Pakistan for its goodwill donation of medical supplies to support the fight against #coronavirus. Our countries' health partnership and coordinated response will help defeat this virus, and rebuild our prosperity. AGW #Partners4Prosperity @pid_gov pic.twitter.com/7fsqUWsUcJ
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The equipment has been handed over to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for onward delivery to the U.S. Armed Forces.
