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| Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom chairman Michael Rutland hands over a cheque of Nu 1.7m to the kidu fund |
20 November, 2009 -
The government of Kuwait and Kuwait Red Crescent society contributed USD 5.5 million, approximately Nu 253m to Bhutan as assistance to reconstruct and rehabilitate damages caused by Cyclone Aila on May 26 and the September 21 earthquake.
The highest contribution, so far, was handed over to the government yesterday. The government of the state of Kuwait is the only country in the middle east with which Bhutan has diplomatic relations.
Meanwhile, the Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom contributed Nu 1.7m to His Majesty’s Kidu fund. The contribution was handed over to the foreign minister, Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering, by the society’s chairman, Michael Rutland yesterday.