The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has donated Rs.5 million to the Defence Ministry towards the development of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
The donation was presented by the Defence Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Colombo Senior Colonel Wan Dong to Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Ministry yesterday (21).
The donation was facilitated by the Chinese Embassy in response to a request made by the State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon and Gen. Gunaratne.
The donation was made with the intention to augment the development of training of the NCC in order to produce a well-disciplined youth and future leaders to the country.
