Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:

The fifth meeting of the High-Level Committee for Foreign Relief Aid (Supplies) Coordination (HL-FRAC) was held at the Deputy Minister's office yesterday (23 December),chaired by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd).

The meeting focused on strengthening the management, coordination, and effective distribution of foreign humanitarian assistance received by Sri Lanka.

During the meeting, the Additional Secretary and officials of the National Disaster Relief Services Centre (NDRSC) presented detailed deliberations on key operational matters including the assignment of responsibility of foreign aid ware...