As tea lovers, It was really heart-shocking to hear about the recent earth quake in Türkiye. This country with wonderful hospitable people is recognized as the heaviest tea drinking nation since Türkiye has got the highest per-capita tea consumption in the world. One Türkiye person drink about 7 pounds of tea per year. Once they had also been ranked as the No 1 Ceylon Tea importing nation as well. As Sri Lanka Tea Board had reported, The Government of Sri Lanka with the support of the Ceylon Tea Exporters donated a consignment of “Ceylon Tea” on 10 February 2023, to the Ambassador of Türkiye in Colombo to be delivered to the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.

Mr. O.L Ameer Ajwad, Director General for Emergency Response of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over the consignment to the Ambassador of Türkiye Demet Şekercioğlu at the Türkiye Embassy in Colombo.

Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Europe Priyangika Dharmasena, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board Niraj De Mel and Director for Promotion at the Sri Lanka Tea Board Pavithri Peiris were also present at the event.

“Tea with Nipun” would be so sad to forward our deepest sympothies to individuals who lost their loving ones. Let’s hope something like this would never happen anywhere in the world.

References

1. Sri Lanka Tea Board: https://www.srilankateaboard.lk/index.php/component/k2/item/310-the-government-of-sri-lanka-with-the-support-of-the-ceylon-tea-exporters-donated-a-consignment-of-ceylon-tea-on-10-february-2023-to-the-ambassador-of-tuerkey-in-colombo
2. ReliefWeb: https://reliefweb.int/report/turkiye/sri-lanka-donates-tea-earthquake-stricken-turkiye