10 June 2008
Tunis — A cargo load of Tunisian emergency relief aid reached early this week, the city of Chengdu , capital of China 's Sichuan province, which was recently hit by a powerful earthquake which claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people.
Chinese officials who met the Tunisian military plane, asked Tunisia 's Ambassador in Beijing to convey their thanks to President Ben Ali for Tunisia 's noble gesture towards the victims of the earthquake.
The relief aid comprises basic food stuff, clothing and tents as well as other relief useful relief items.
Immediately following the catastrophe, President Ben Ali had sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Hu Jintao, expressing the compassion and sympathy of the Tunisian government and people to China.
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