Vietnam offers additional 600,000 USD to Syria as earthquake relief aid
The Vietnam Red Cross Society will send another 600,000 USD to Syria to assist the country in overcoming consequences of the February earthquake, raising the total aid from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Middle East country to 900,000 USD, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Mikdad during their telephone talks on December 13.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Red Cross Societywill send another 600,000 USD to Syria to assist the country in overcoming consequencesof the February earthquake, raising the total aid from the Vietnamese Governmentand people to the Middle East country to 900,000 USD, Vietnamese Minister ofForeign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs andExpatriates Faisal Al-Mikdad during their telephone talks on December 13.
Son affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to andhopes to further deepen the traditional friendship and cooperation with Syria.The Government and people of Vietnam always remember and highly value the precioussupport from the Syrian people during its past struggle for independence andcurrent national construction, he said.
For his part, the Syrian official thanked the Government andpeople of Vietnam for the support.
Leaders and people of Syria highly value ties with Vietnam,he said, expressing his impression on Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements. Heaffirmed that Syria always supports and hopes to learn Vietnam’s experience innational development and international economic integration.
The two FMs discussed and agreed on a number of orientationsto promote future cooperation between the two countries in the fields ofpolitics, diplomacy and economy, while coordinating with and supporting eachother at multilateral organisations such as the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement.
Son took the occasion to invite his Syrian counterpart tovisit Vietnam in an appropriate time. Faisal Al-Mikdad accepted the invitation./.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey and the embassy in Iran and Syria have delivered letters of sympathies from Vietnam to local administrations over the losses in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) is calling for joint efforts in support of the people hit by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria on February 6.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee on March 9 handed over 100,000 USD each to Red Crescent organizations of Turkey and Syria to support their earthquake recovery efforts.
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Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. (Photo: VNA) 
