In his letter, the diplomat voiced his sympathies to the difficulties of the overseas Vietnamese in Russia due to impact of the COVID-19.
He also thanked people who supported others in seeking medical help, interpretation, accommodation arrangement and medicine and food, as well as presented self-made face masks to Russian friends at the time of hardship.
Manh called on Vietnamese in the European country to join in a network of their compatriots in the COVID-19 combat in Russia, which aims to support its members in disease prevention and control, thereby stabilising their lives.
The diplomat also announced a fundraising campaign to benefit Vietnamese people in Russia hurt by the pandemic.
He underlined that people’s compliance with local regulations in the COVID-19 prevention and combat will help promote the image of Vietnamese in the country and contribute to the Vietnam-Russia friendship./.