Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen chairs the event. (Photo: VNA) Buenos Aires (VNA) - Vietnamese businesses introduced their capacity to produce and supply medical supplies to Venezuela in response to the COVID-19 pandemic while attending a webinar held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela on September 11.
The event aimed to promote economic relations between the two nations,while helping Vietnamese firms participate more actively in the supply chains inthe Latin American market amidst the complicated developments of COVID-19 and the region emerging as the pandemic epicenter.
At the webinar, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen affirmed theVietnamese Government and people always attach much importance to thefriendship and bilateral relations with Venezuela, particularly in the fieldsthat both sides hold strengths.
Vietnam is willing to share experience in national construction, especially whenthe COVID-19 has been adversely affecting the socio-economic life and food security in the world and the region as well, he stressed.
The ambassador also highlighted Vietnam’s initial successes in realising the dual targets of COVID-19prevention and socio-economic development, saying this is spurred by theGovernment’s drastic strategy on early detection, quarantine and treatment.
At the seminar, representatives from the two health ministries sharedmeasures to fight against the pandemic, while Vietnamese firms introducedtheir capacity to produce and supply medical equipment such as ventilators,quick test kits, PCR kits, medical face masks, and protective gears, amongothers.
On the occasion, the Thanh Long Global Joint Stock Company, Thien An PharmaceuticalCompany Limited committed to present Venezuela with 200,000 face masks, and the Thinh Long International Trading Joint Stock Company will donate 6,000 N95 facemasks to the Venezuelan Ministry of Health.
Duyen expressed his belief that with support from the Vietnamese companies, theVenezuelan Government and people will control the COVID-19 pandemic soon,contributing to the socio-economic recovery as well as enhancing the sound comprehensivepartnership between the two nations.
Earlier, the Vietnamese Embassy also had working sessions with the Venezuelan health andforeign ministries to promote agreements on medical cooperation and exchange./.
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