MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) - China and ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have landed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth 50 million yuan ($8.1 million) on disaster management, Xinhua reported Monday.
"The tasks ahead would require further dialogue and interaction to fully implement points stipulated in the MoU," Xinhua quoted ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh as saying in Jakarta during the signing.
Through the memorandum, China will be able to take part in the implementation of the ASEAN agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) Work Program, the newspaper stated.
According to the Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Yang Xiuping, the memorandum would also be beneficial both for governments and people affected by disasters.
"Through this grant, China hopes to help countries affected by disasters," she said. "By coming together, we can do more for the benefit of the people."
The signing of the memorandum comes as a special bid to bolster cooperation between China and ASEAN.
