As on 13^th January, 2005
At 1000 hrs

BRIEF STATUS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TSUMANI CRISIS

S.NO	ITEM	PAGE NO
1.	LATEST POSTION ON INDIAN ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND SAFETY/CASUALITIES OF INDIAN NATIONALS/PIOs	2
2.	MESSAGES OF CONDELENCES/SYMPATHY RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS	7
3.	OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS	23

I. LATEST POSTION ON INDIAN ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND SAFETY/CASUALITIES OF INDIAN NATIONALS/PIOs

1. SRI LANKA

All staff and installations in HCI Colombo are safe.

Status of Indian Nationals/PIOs:

Twelve Indian nationals have lost their lives. As per the reports of the Mission , 60 Indian nationals are still missing. The process of identification of dead bodies is still not complete.

Relief Assistance from India :

A composite Relief package of Rs. 100 crore for Sri Lanka has been announced. Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has toured extensively in Sri Lanka to oversee relief operations carried out by India in the country.

§ ‘Operation Rainbow’ has been launched by Indian Navy to provide relief and rescue assistance to Sri Lanka . Four navy vessels, with integrated helicopters, are based in Trincomalee and Galle . These have on board relief and rescue material as well as medical teams.

§ Assistance already provided includes 35 tons of dry provisions, relief and medical supplies

§ Two Navy Dorniers had landed in Colombo , with 350 kgs. of medicines and medical teams, which proceeded inland, with temporary shelter material, diving teams and communications equipment.

§ Our Navy medical teams have set up medical camps in Trinciomalee, Galle and Hambantota.

§ Six IAF Mi-17s reached Colombo for assistance on 28^th evening. (Three reached earlier).

§ One IAF IL-76 reached on 28^th evening with 20 MT of food, medicines, clothing and blankets, worth Rs. 1 crore.

§ Two IL-76s flew to Colombo on Dec. 30 carrying a mobile medical team each.

§ Long-term requests are for assistance in rebuilding housing and reconstruction of infrastructure.

§ 6 Mi and 2 Chetak helicopters have operated sorties out of Trinco, Minneriya, Koggale, Galle and Katururunda.

§ Three additional vessels LCU 33, INS Ghorpad and INS Kirch reached on Dec. 30. Hospital ship reached on Dec. 31.

Further Relief sought

· Request for subsequent supplies includes assistance in restoring water supply through water tanks, additional medical supplies and 2-3 military field hospitals; and transport and earth moving equipment such as 4 loaders, 2 bulldozers.

· Long-term requests are for assistance in rebuilding housing and reconstruction of infrastructure.

2. MALDIVES

All staff and installations in HCI Male are safe.

Status of Indian Nationals/PIOs:

One Indian national Mr. Baderay Alam of Delhi lost his life, and his body has been sent to his family with the efforts of our High Commission and the local company. Our HOM in Male has informed that one more Indian has been seriously injured, and he is being provided necessary medical attention in a local hospital.

HOM, Maldives has undertaken extensive aerial surveys and met 14 Indian nationals (mainly teachers) living in remote islands. A number of Indian nationals from affected islands have been shifted to Male.

Relief Assistance from India :

A composite relief of Rs. 5 crore for Maldives , has been announced.

§ There are 4 aircrafts and 2 naval ships, with integrated helicopters, already in operation. Supplies have been ferried by aircrafts – Avros and Dorniers - and this has been evidently very successful because our High Commission there has said that at the moment there is no further requirement of supplies excepting such specific items as water canisters. Two of these aircrafts have been placed at the disposal of the Maldivian authorities and the other two are being used for search and rescue operations. They are also being used for airdropping of food and water packages and medical supplies in different places.

§ One IAF IL-76 is on standby to transport more material assistance to the Maldives .

§ Tanker Aditya proceeded from Male to Colombo to refuel ships there.

Further Relief Sought

· HCI Male has said that there is no further requirement for emergency supplies except specific items such as water canisters.

· Requests for subsequent supplies include assistance in setting up temporary water supply through piping, taps, water purification/desalination plants and portable water tanks; setting up shelters for which CI sheets, cement and sand/aggregate has been sought; additional medical supplies; transport and earthmoving equipment such as bulldozers, excavators, light commercial vehicles and coastal barges; equipment for temporary power generation such as generators, cables and lights and communication equipment such as wireless sets.

· Long term requests for rehabilitation of agriculture (seeds, pesticides and fertilizers), coastal protection works and rehabilitation of educational infrastructure (school furniture, school equipment) are being considered expeditiously.

3. THAILAND

All Embassy officials there are safe.

Status of Indian Nationals/PIOs:

Four Indian nationals have lost their lives. Their names are Mrs. Renu Singh, Mrs. Sangeeta Tushar, Mr. Sumanam Sridhar and Mr. Mohammad Abu Hurair. The Embassy had flown three Consular Officials to Phuket to provide consular assistance to Indian nationals, who may be holidaying there.

Relief Assistance from India :

US $ 500,000 aid in kind has been approved by GOI for Thailand .

The Mission has informed that they have confirmation about the safety of 48 Indian nationals about whom queries have been received. They are still ascertaining the whereabouts of 28 more people. The Mission has created a separate e-mail address for receiving details including photographs of Indian nationals feared missing that could help identification of bodies, if any.

4. INDONESIA

Status of Indian Nationals/PIOs:

· There are reports that 2 Indian nationals have lost their lives.

· One Indian engineer in Aceh missing. 31 PIOs living in Bandah Aceh are feared missing. Details are being ascertained by CGI, Medan . Otherwise, all NRIs/PIOs/Embassy officials and properties in Jakarta and Medan are safe. In Medan , 5000 strong PIO community and around 500 NRIs are also safe.

Relief Assistance from India :

· US$ 1 million aid in kind to Indonesia has been announced by India .

· Operation Gambhir has been launched by the Indian Navy to provide relief assistance to Indonesia . An Indian Navy hospital Ship INS Nirupak has sailed for Indonesia on 30^th December, 2004 . It is also carrying relief package amounting to US$ 1 million consisting of two full medical teams, in addition to (1) Shelter: tents, camp cots and blankets; (2) Emergency rations: biscuits, instant foods and milk powder; (3) Emergency medical supplies: first-aid kits, antibiotics and vaccines against communicable diseases (typhoid, cholera and hepatitis). One more Indian ship, which has been converted into a hospital, with one embarked helicopter reached Indonesia on 4^th January, 2005 . These ships are carrying 40 tonnes of relief material and 3 tonnes of medical stores.

· The relief supplies have also flown in to Medan on the island of Sumatra by IAF Aircraft.

NUMBER OF INDIANS KILLED IN THE TSUNAMI DEVASTATION IN SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION

S.No.	Country	No. of deaths*
1.	Sri Lanka	12**
2.	Maldives	1***
3.	Thailand	4****
4.	Indonesia	2*****
5.	Malaysia	Nil
6	Singapore	Nil
	Total	19

[*The above information is based on the reports received from our Missions.)

** 79 Indian nationals are reported still missing.

*** One more Indian national has been seriously injured.

**** 28 persons still missing.

***** 29 PIOs living in Banda Aceh are reported missing.]

II. CONDOLENCE/SYMPATHY MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN DIGNITARIES ON TSUNAMI CAUSED DEVASTATION IN INDIA

S.No.	Message received from	Contents of the Message
1.	UN General Assembly H.E. Jean Ping, President	Expressed sympathy as well as solidarity with and compassion for the people of India .
2.	UN Mr. Kofi A. Annan, Secretary General	Expressed condolence at the loss of life and destruction caused in your country by the recent earthquake and tsunami.
3.	Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah , Afghanistan	Expressed deep condolences to the people of India .
4.	Algeria H.E. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President	Expressed sincere condolences and conveyed to families of the victims deep sympathy.
5.	Angola H.E. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos , President	Expressed sincere condolences and sentiments of solidarity and sympathy to the families of the victims.
6.	Argentina , D. Nestor Carlos Kirchner, President	Expressed sincere condolences to the families of thousands of victims who lost their lives.
7.	Armenia H.E. Robert Kocharian, President	Conveyed sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the deceased on behalf of the people of Armenia .
8.	Aruba H.E. Nelson Orlando Oduber, PM	Expressed deepest sympathy.
9.	Chairman of ASEAN Standing Committee Foreign Minister of Lao PDR	Expressed his deep sympathy and condolences to the victims of the disaster
10.	Bangladesh President Prof. Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed Prime Minister Ms. Khaleda Zia	Expressed deepest condolence and sympathy to the members of the bereaved families and those who have lost everything. Ready to be of any assistance. Expressed deepest condolence and sympathy to the members of the families who have lost their near and dear ones.
11.	Beirut H.E. Mohmoud Hammoud, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed most sincere condolences and regrets to the bereaved families.
12.	Belarus H.E. Aliaksandr Lukashenka, President	Expressed deep condolence to the relatives of those who perished, on behalf of the people of Belarus .
13.	Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan	Expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
14.	Bosnia & Herzegovina H.E. Borislav Paravac, Chairman of the Presidency	Expressed sincere condolence to the families of the victims on behalf of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
15.	Botswana H.E. Festus G. Mogae, President	Conveyed heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Botswana.
16.	Brazil H.E. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President	Expressed heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of lives. Brazilian Government is studying the means to extend cooperation through bilateral and multilateral channels as Indian Government determines the most urgent needs.
17.	President H.E. Georgi Parvanov, Bulgaria	Conveyed sincere condolences to the families of deceased and injured.
18.	Burkina Faso H.E. Blaise Compaore, President	Expressed the solidarity of the Government and people of Burkina with all those families victim of Tsunami.
19.	Canada Prime Minister	Expressed deepest condolences on behalf of the people of Canada to the Tsunami victims. Provided contributions of $ 1 million emergency relief through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
20.	Cape Verde H.E. Pedro Pires, President	Conveyed solidarity and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
21.	Chile H.E. Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President	Expressed most profound sentiments of regret and solidarity on behalf of the people of Chile and conveyed condolences.
22.	China H.E Hu Jintao, President H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier	Expressed deep condolences and sincere sympathy to the families. (MFA DDG Luo Zhaohui – China is contemplating providing material assistance to India worth RMB 5 million) Expressed profound condolences and deep sympathy to the people in disaster areas. Offered to provide support and assistance for the relief work in the country.
23.	Croatia H.E. Ivo Sanader, PM H.E. Miomir Zuzul, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed deepest sympathy and conveyed condolences to the families of the victims. Expressed deepest sympathy on behalf of Republic of Croatia .
24.	President Fidel Castro Ruz, Republic of Cuba	Expressed deepest condolences, extensive to the affected families. Expects the International community to mobilize urgent emergency help for the injured.
25.	Czech Republic H.E. Vaclav Klaus, President H.E. Stanislav Gross, PM H.E. Cyril Svoboda, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed deepest compassion and sympathy on behalf of the people of Czech Republic . Conveyed deepest sympathies to the bereaved families. Conveyed deepest sympathies to the bereaved families.
26.	Denmark H.E. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, PM	Expressed solidarity and deepest condolences on behalf of the Danish Government and people to the relatives of the victims.
27.	Dharamshala HH the Dalai Lama	Conveyed sincere condolences to all families who have been bereaved. Offered Rs. 5 lakhs to the PMRF.
28.	Egypt H.E. Mohamed Hosny Mubarak, President H.E. Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Conveyed sincere condolences and expressed solidarity of the people of Egypt . Expressed heartfelt condolences and sympathies on behalf of the people of Egypt .
29.	Eritrea H.E. Isaias Afwerki, President	Conveyed heartfelt condolences and deep sympathy to the grieved family members on behalf of the Government and people of Eritrea .
30.	President H.E. Arnold Ruutel, Estonia	Conveyed sympathy and condolences of the entire Estonian nation to the injured and families f the victims.
31.	President H.E. Mr. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	Expressed his deep sympathy and condolences on behalf of people and Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Government of India and the bereaved families.
32.	President of European Commission, Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso.	Expressed his shock and sadness and has offered his sincere condolences and conveyed deepest sympathy and solidarity with the families of the victims of the countries affected. (The above message was not India specific).
33.	President H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen, Finland	Expressed most sincere condolences on behalf of people of Finland to the bereaved families.
34.	Germany H.E. Horst Kohler, President H.E. Gerhard Schroder, Chancellor Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to Indian Foreign Minister	Conveyed heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathy. Expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Federal Government. Expressed profound shock by the news of the quake in the Indian Ocean that was wreaked such terrible devastation also upon your country. “In the face of this appalling disaster permit me to offer your Government and your nation our deepest sympathy. Our thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones. To all the injured we wish a speedy recovery. Germany stands ready to support our partners in responding to this grave crisis. In this connection our Embassy will be contacting your Government immediately”.
35.	Ghana H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, President	Expressed heartfelt and sincerest condolences to the bereaved families.
36.	Grenada H.E. Keith C. Mitchell, PM	Expressed condolence at the loss of lives and devastation of property.
37.	Hellenic Republic H.E. Constantinos Stephanopoulos, President H.E. Kostas Karamanlis, PM H.E. Petros G. Molyviatis, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed sincere condolences, sympathy and solidarity to the people of India . Expressed deepest condolences and solidarity for the tragic loss of life and property. Expressed deepest condolences to the people of India .
38.	Honduras , Minister of Foreign Affairs	Conveyed feelings of sorrow at the catastrophe that affected India .
39.	Hong Kong Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Secretary (Admn), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Mr. Ho Hau Wah, Chief Executive, Macao Special Administrative Region	Expressed deep condolences and sympathy of the Hong Kong Government for the unprecedented devastation by the natural calamity. Would like to assist the victims in whatever possible way it can i.e. (a) depute teams for rescue operations; (b) depute medical teams and also offer medical supplies, if required; (c) offer material assistance like tents, food etc. Hong Kong will be channeling direct financial assistance through NGOs such as the Red Cross. Expressed deepest sympathy on behalf of the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China to the victims of the disaster.
40.	Hungary H.E. Ferenc Madl, President H.E. Ferenc Gyurcsany, PM	Conveyed sincere condolences and deepest sympathy on behalf of the people of Hungary . Expressed sincere condolences and sympathy for the enormous loss of life and suffering caused by tsunami.
41.	Iceland H.E. Halldor Asgrimsson, PM	Conveyed heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the victims and bereaved families.
42.	Indonesia H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President	Expressed heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolence on behalf of the Government and people of Republic of Indonesia to the bereaved family members.
43.	Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran	Expressed condolences and sympathized to the victims and survivors of this tragedy and expressed readiness to receive the list of things required to provide help to the affected people.
44.	Israel H.E. Moshe Katsav, President	Expressed heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolences to the People of India and bereaved families.
45.	Italy H.E. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President H.E. Silvio Berlusconi, PM	Expressed deep sympathy at the tragic incident. Conveyed solidarity with India at this moment of crisis. Expressed deep sympathy at the tragic incident. Conveyed solidarity with India at this moment of crisis.
46.	Prime Minister, Hon. P.J. Patterson, Jamaica	Expressed deep condolence on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica .
47.	Japan H.E. Koizumi, PM	Japan to extend $ 500 million as grant money as emergency assistance to cope with the damage caused by Tsunami to affected countries.
48.	Jordan His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein	Expressed deepest condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families.
49.	Kazakhstan H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President	Expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the people of Kazakhstan to the families of the deceased.
50.	Kenya H.E. Mwai Kibaki, President	Expressed deep sympathy and solidarity of the people of Kenya to those who have lost their loved ones.
51.	Kuwait H.E. Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait	Expressed deep and heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.
52.	Kyrgyz H.E. Askar Akayev, President H.E. Nikolay Tanaev, PM	Expressed deepest condolences and sincere sympathy on behalf of the Kyrgyz people. Expressed deep condolences on behalf of the Government of Kyrgyz.
53.	Lao PDR Prime Minister	Expressed profound sympathy and conveyed condolences to the victims of the tragedy.
54.	Latvia H.E. Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President	Conveyed profoundest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims on behalf of the people of Latvia .
55.	Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Antanas Valionis, Republic of Lithuania	Conveyed heartfelt sympathies and sincere condolences to the families affected by the tragedy.
56.	Libya H.E. Col. Muammar Al-Qadhafi, President H.E. Dr. Shukri Mohammed Ghanim, Secretary of General People’s Committee	Conveyed condolence on behalf of the Government and people of Libya . Expressed grief.
57.	Republic of Madagascar President H.E. Mr. Marc Ravalomanana PM H.E. Jacques Sylla Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Souef Mohamed El-Amine	Expressed sincere condolences and profound sympathy on behalf of the people and Government of Madagascar. Expressed deepest condolence and sympathy on behalf of Government of Madagascar. Expressed sympathy, solidarity and sincere condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Madagascar to the Government of India and through it to the grieved families.
58.	Mauritius H.E. Pual Raymond Berenger, Prime Minister	Expressed deepest sympathy to the bereaved families on behalf of the Government and people of Republic of Mauritius .
59.	Foreign Minister H.E. Syed Hamid Albar, Malaysia	Expressed deep condolences and profound shock and sorrow to hear the tragic loss of lives and livelihood in India particularly Tamil Nadu.
60.	Foreign Minister H.E. Michael Frendo, Malta	Expressed the solidarity, heartfelt sympathy and condolences of the Government and People of Malta.
61.	Mexico Mr. Vicente Fox Quesada, President	Expressed sincere condolences and conveyed best wishes for speedy recovery in the damaged region of the country.
62.	Mongolia H.E. Natsagiin Bagabandi, President	Expressed deep condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of the disaster.
63.	Morocco H.E. Mohammed VI, King of Morocco	Conveyed most sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the nation and to those affected.
64.	Myanmar Chairman of State Peace and Development Council	Conveyed his deepest sympathy on the loss of life and property
65.	UN SG’s message to PR, PMI, New York	Chef de Cabinet Iqbal Riza conveyed UN-SG’s condolences and clarified that no teams were being sent by the UN to India as India had the necessary resources to deal with the situation, though teams were being dispatched to all the other affected countries in South and Southeast Asia . General Statement issued by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General: The Secretary-General was profoundly saddened to learn of the massive loss of life and destruction caused by a series of earthquakes and tidal waves in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean today. He extends his sincere condolences to the people and governments of the countries affected as they cope with their catastrophic losses. The United Nations stands ready to provide their assistance necessary to meet the needs created by these natural disasters. United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams are being dispatched throughout the region to work with Governments of affected countries in providing rescue and relief assistance”.
66.	Netherlands , Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed great shock and sorrow at the devastation resulting in loss of so many lives.
67.	Prime Minister Rt Hon Helen Clark, New Zealand	Conveyed her sympathy and of the Government of New Zealand. Assured to provide support for disaster relief as soon as practicable through international agencies that are assisting. All New Zealanders are looking to provide assistance.
68.	Nicaragua , Minister of External Relations	Expressed deep concern and sympathy at the loss of thousand of human lives in India .
69.	Nigeria H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, President	Conveyed sympathy and heartfelt condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Nigeria.
70.	Norway His Majesty King Harald V, King of Norway H.E. Kjell Magne Bondevik, PM	Expressed heartfelt condolences and conveyed deepest sympathy to the bereaved and others afflicted by the disaster. Expressed deepest sympathy for the victims of the disaster. Offered any assistance that Government of India may find useful.
71.	President as well as Foreign Minister of Republic of Panama	Conveyed sympathy and solidarity on behalf of President and the people of Panama .
72.	Pakistan : 1. President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan – General Pervez Mussaraf 2. Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan – Shaukat Aziz	Conveyed his sadness to learn about the tragic loss of lives and properties caused by tidal wave and earthquake that struck India . The colossal loss of precious lives and property caused due to this calamity is irreparable. We pray for the departed souls. Our heart go out in sympathy to the families of the victims. Expressed deep grief at the loss of precious lives lost in the earthquake. Our people share the anguish of the victims families in these testing times. Conveyed his heartfelt condolences.
73.	Palestine H.E. Rouhi Fattouh, President of Palestinian National Authority	Expressed solidarity, sympathy and condolences to the nation and bereaved families.
74.	Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros, Peru	Expressed sympathy, condolence and solidarity on behalf of people and the Government of Peru for the tragic earthquake, which has caused many victims and damages.
75.	President H.E. Aleksander Kwasniewski, Poland	Conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
76.	Portugal H.E. Jorge Sampaio, President H.E. Pedro Santana Lopes, PM H.E. Antonio Monteiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Conveyed condolence and expressed sympathy and heartfelt solidarity to the affected families. Expressed deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Expressd sincere condolences and solidarity with the victims’ families.
77.	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Qatar	Expressed condolences and sympathy. State of Qatar has decided to provide an urgent assistance of US $ 10 million for the victims, and that the Government has desired that a substantial portion of assistance should go to India , and asked for a list of our priorities and convey our requirements to Asia-Africa Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the State of Qatar.
78.	Romania H.E. Traian Basescu, President H.E. Mircea Geoana, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed sincerest sentiments of regrets and compassion, condolences to the bereaved families. Expressed heartfelt condolences and compassion to the grieving families and to the people of India .
79.	Russia H.E. Vladimir V. Putin, President	Expressed sincere and deep condolence to the relatives of the deceased and sympathy to all those injured.
80.	Rwanda H.E. Paul Kagame, President	Expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families on behalf of the Government and people of Rwanda.
81.	Senegal H.E. Abdoulaye Wade, President	Expressed deepest condolences to the families of victims and wished quick recovery of wounded.
82.	Serbia & Montenegro H.E. Svetozar Marovic, President H.E. Milo Dukanovic, PM H.E. Mr. Vuc Draskovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs	Expressed deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families. Expressed deepest condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families. Conveyed sympathy and deepest condolences to the bereaved families.
83.	Seychelles H.E. James A. Michel, President	Expressed heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Seychelles.
84.	President H.E. S.R. Nathan, Republic of Singapore	Expressed deep sympathy to the people of India as they come to terms with the tragedy. The people of Singapore stand ready to lend their support.
85.	Slovak Republic H.E. Ivan Gasparovic, President	Expressed deepest sorrow on behalf of the citizen of Slovak republic.
86.	Slovenia H.E. Dr. Janez Drnovsek, President H.E. Janez Jansa, PM	Expressed sincere condolences on behalf of the people of Republic of Slovenia . Expressed sincere and deepest condolences to the bereaved families.
87.	President H.E. T.M. Mbeki, Republic of South Africa	Expressed sadness and sorrow on the tragic loss of lives and the massive destruction of property and infrastructure due to Tsunami. Ready to assist in whatever way needed.
88.	Spain H.E. Juan Carlos King, President	Expressed sincere condolence to the families of the victims.
89.	St. Kitts and Nevis H.E. Denzil L. Douglas, PM	Expressed sincere condolence.
90.	Sudan H.E. Omar Hassan Ahmad Albashir, President	Expressed sincere sorrow and heartfelt sympathies at this national loss.
91.	Suriname H.E. Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President	Expressed deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolence.
92.	His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden	Conveyed profound sympathy and sincere condolences of life and human suffering.
93.	President H.E. Joseph Deiss, Swiss Confederation	Conveyed sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims.
94.	Thailand H.E. Thaksin Shinawatra, PM	Expressed heartfelt condolences and sympathy for the natural misfortune. The Royal Thai Government, appreciates the Government of India’s officer of assistance.
95.	Tunisia H.E. Zine El Abidine Bel Ali, President	Expressed sympathy to the Government of India. The Tunisian Government has offered to send a Hercules 130 relief plane with essentials for immediate relief.
96.	Turkey H.E. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, PM H.E. Abdullah Gul, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs	Conveyed sincere condolences to the victims of the catastrophe. Conveyed heartfelt condolences to the grieved family members of the deceased. Expressed heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.
97.	Turkmenistan H.E. Saparmurat Niyazov, President	Conveyed condolences and sympathy to the relatives of the victims of the tragedy.
98.	UAE H.E. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President H.E. Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, PM	Expressed deepest sympathy and sincere condolences for the victims. Expressed deepest sympathy and sincere condolence for the victims.
99.	Uganda H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President	Expressed condolences and sympathy on behalf of the people and Government of Uganda.
100.	Ukraine H.E. Leonid Kuchma, President	Expressed sincere sympathy and support on behalf of people of Ukraine to the relatives and families of the deceased.
101.	Uruguay H.E. Dr. Jorge Batlle Ibanez, President	Expressed deeply felt condolence on behalf of the people of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,
102.	Uzbekistan H.E. Islom Karimov, President	Expressed deep sympathy and support for the people of India on behalf of the people of Uzbekistan .
103.	Vatican Secretary for Relations with the States, Vatican	Expressed condolences and sympathy to the victims of the disaster.
104.	Venezuela H.E. Ali Rodriguez Araque, Minister of External Affairs	Conveyed to be of help in whatever way possible way in order to minimize the terrible effects of the tragedy.
105.	Vietnam President & Prime Minister (two separate messages)	Expressed sincere and deepest sympathies and also conveyed condolences.
106.	President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela	Expressed his personal condolences and those on behalf of his fellow citizens, to the survivors who had lost their dear ones and for their suffering. Offered assistance to the Government of India on coping with the situation, and also providing assistance to neighbouring countries in distress.
107.	Zambia H.E. Levy P. Mwanawasa, President	Expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.

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III. DETAILS OF OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE SPECIFIC TO INDIA MADE BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

S.No.	Message received from	Nature of Assistance Proposed
1.	Bangladesh President Prof. Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed , Bangladesh	Ready to be of any assistance.
2.	Canada Prime Minister	Provided contributions of $ 1 million emergency relief through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
3.	China H.E Hu Jintao, President H.E. Wen Jiabao, Premier	MFA DDG Luo Zhaohui – China is contemplating providing material assistance to India worth RMB 5 million. Offered to provide support and assistance for the relief work in the country.
4.	Japan H.E. Koizumi, PM	Japan to extend $ 500 million as grant money as emergency assistance to cope with the damage caused by Tsunami to affected countries.
5.	UN SG’s message to PR, PMI, New York	Chef de Cabinet Iqbal Riza conveyed UN-SG’s condolences and clarified that no teams were being sent by the UN to India as India had the necessary resources to deal with the situation, though teams were being dispatched to all the other affected countries in South and Southeast Asia. General Statement issued by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General: The United Nations stands ready to provide their assistance necessary to meet the needs created by these natural disasters. United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination teams are being dispatched throughout the region to work with Governments of affected countries in providing rescue and relief assistance.
6.	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Qatar	State of Qatar has decided to provide an urgent assistance of US $ 10 million to all countries affected by the Tsunami. Our Mission was informed that they propose to give a substantial portion of assistance should go to India. The Qatarese Foreign Office has asked for a list of our priorities and convey our requirements.
7.	President H.E. T.M. Mbeki, Republic of South Africa	Ready to assist in whatever way needed.
8.	United Arab Emirates	Emirates Airlines and Gulf Air have offered to carry any relief material to be transported to India (Mumbai, Hyderabad and Cochin) free of cost;
9.	President of Tunisia	The Tunisian Government has offered to send a Hercules 130 relief plane with essentials for immediate relief.
10.	President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela	Offered assistance to the Government of India on coping with the situation, and also providing assistance to neighbouring countries in distress.