The DMI Industrial Group in Jinan, capital of Shandong province, recently donated a batch of mask manufacturing machines valued at 17.64 million yuan ($2.71 million) to Sri Lanka to help the country's epidemic prevention and control efforts.
近日，济南德迈集团向斯里兰卡捐赠了一批总价值达1764万元的口罩制造机，以帮助提高斯方抗击疫情能力。
对此，斯里兰卡驻中国大使馆官方脸谱发布了“济南爱心企业德迈国际产业集团向斯里兰卡捐赠抗疫物资”相关贴文，表达对中国外交部、山东省政府、济南市政府、济南市外事办的感激之情。
斯里兰卡驻中国大使馆官方脸谱
同时中国驻斯里兰卡大使馆官方推特关注济南市官方推特，并点赞“孙述涛会见斯里兰卡驻华大使科霍纳”、“济南爱心企业德迈集团向斯里兰卡捐赠抗疫物资”2篇推文。
（中国驻斯里兰卡大使馆官方推特关注济南推特页面）
中国驻斯里兰卡大使馆官方推特点赞济南推特中“孙述涛会见斯里兰卡驻华大使科霍纳”的推文
中国驻斯里兰卡大使馆官方推特点赞济南官方推特中“济南爱心企业德迈集团向斯里兰卡捐赠抗疫物资”的推文
The move is of great significance in promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and Sri Lanka, said Yin Qingzhong, vice-mayor of Jinan, at the donation ceremony on March 22.
济南市副市长尹清忠在3月22日的捐赠仪式上表示，德迈集团的善举对于促进中斯民间交往有着十分积极的意义。
Sri Lankan Ambassador to China Doctor Palitha Kohona expressed his gratitude for the generous donation at the ceremony.
斯里兰卡驻华大使帕利塔·科霍纳博士在发言中对德迈的慷慨捐助表示感谢。
He has been deeply impressed by the company's industrial manufacturing technology as well as its efforts and contribution to the fight against the pandemic. The mask production machines will greatly help enhance epidemic prevention and control efforts in Sri Lanka, he added.
他表示，对德迈集团的工业制造技术和为抗击疫情所做出的努力和贡献留下了深刻印象，这批口罩生产设备将十分有助于提高斯里兰卡疫情防控能力。
Kohona also expressed hope that the two sides will continue to cooperate in the fields of finance, investment and trade. The Sri Lankan Embassy in China will provide strong support for mutual exchanges.
科霍纳希望双方继续在金融、投资、贸易等领域开展合作。斯里兰卡驻华大使馆将一如既往地提供力所能及的支持。
According to Yin, Jinan is an important equipment manufacturing base in China. He said he expects to see more efforts made to deepen cooperation and promote economic development between the two sides.
尹清忠表示，济南市是中国重要的装备制造业基地。希望双方在深化合作、促进经济发展方面做出更多努力。
