Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya visited the Chinese Navy hospital ship "Peace Ark" at the Port of Colombo on Tuesday (local time) as part of the "Mission Harmony-2024".
The ship arrived at the Port on Dec 21 and will provide free medical examination and treatment services to Sri Lankan people around the clock during its 7-day friendly visit. Training sessions and exchange activities will also be conducted on board with Sri Lankan navy and hospitals.
As of Tuesday, the ship's medical team had carried out a total of 2,077 diagnoses, 1,076 auxiliary examinations and 19 surgeries in Sri Lanka.
This is the second visit to Sri Lanka by the ship after its visit in 2017.
During the Mission Harmony-2024, the ship will visit 13 countries from June to January 2025 and make port calls to France and Greece.
This is the 10th Mission Harmony for Peace Ark since its commissioning in 2008 and is a solid step taken by the Chinese navy to implement the Global Security Initiative and contribute to the establishment of the maritime community with a shared future.
Sri Lanka's prime minister visits China's hospital ship "Peace Ark"
The second black box has been found at the plane crash site near Aktau and handed over to the investigation department, according to a Kazakh official from transport department on Thursday.
The Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Of all the 67 people on board, 38 were killed in the crash, and 29 survivors including two children were pulled from the wreckage, Kazakh authorities said on Wednesday.
According to the official, interviews have been carried out with victims, ground service workers and all witnesses to this incident. Radio communication recordings between the crew and dispatchers have been retrieved, and the investigation of the crash site, covering more than 4,000 square meters, is underway.
Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on Thursday during a press conference that the cause of the plane crash remains unknown and is still under investigation.
Bozumbayev said that Kazakhstan is in contact with the relevant departments from Azerbaijan. He said Kazakhstan does not have an official version of the accident, and neither Russia nor Azerbaijan has provided one.
Second black box found at plane crash site near Aktau: Kazakh official
