Japan's Assistance in Response to the Disaster Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and the Tsunami in the Indian Ocean (Reallocation of Bilateral Financial Assistance)

January 13, 2005

The Government of Japan decided to adjust the final amounts (totaling 24.6 billion yen) of country-by-country assistance for the disaster caused by the major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean as follows:

Indonesia	14.6	billion yen
Sri Lanka	8	billion yen
Maldives	2	billion yen

Japan initially planned to extend two billion yen out of the above 24.6 billion yen (equivalent to a total of $250 million) to Thailand. The Government of Japan, however, decided to reallocate its contribution to Thailand after consultation between Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and Thai Foreign Minister Surakiat Sathirathai on January 8, in which Minister-Surakiat offered that their allocation of assistance be allocated to the countries which had been more seriously affected by the disaster than Thailand. Upon this offer the Government of Japan conducted further consideration and decided on the above reallocation.

(Note 1) This press release is based on the press release "Japan's Assistance for the Disasters Caused by the Major Earthquake off the Coast of Sumatra and Tsunami in the Indian Ocean", which was originally issued on 6 Jan. 2005 by the GOJ. The precedent press release contained Japan's intention of providing grant assistance of up to $500 million in total, $250 million out of which would be allocated to disaster-stricken countries and another $250 million to international organizations concerned.

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