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Croatia, Hungary help Vietnam battle COVID-19

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao received the token of 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Croatian Government at a ceremony held in Budapest, Hungary on October 12.
Croatia, Hungary help Vietnam battle COVID-19 ảnh 1AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Prague (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to HungaryNguyen Thi Bich Thao received the token of 60,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Croatian Government at a ceremony held inBudapest, Hungary on October 12.

At the handover ceremony, Croatian Ambassador to Hungary MladenAndrlić affirmed that Croatia always treasures the traditional friendship with Vietnamand hopes to help the Southeast Asian nation to surmount the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ambassador Thao extended her thanks to theCroatian government and people for their support, underlining that theassistance serves as a proof of the countries’ time-honoured friendship.

Earlier, the Vietnamese diplomat received a token of 400,000doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that the Hungarian Government transfer to Vietnam under a non-profit mechanism.

At the event, Deputy State Secretary of Ministry of ForeignAffairs and Trade of Hungary István Joó underlined that Hungary stands ready toassist Vietnam, an important partner of the European country in Asia.

In September, Hungary presented Vietnam with 100,000 dosesof AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and 100,000 antigen test kits.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to send aircarft to bring thevaccine batch home on October 13, along with 12.5 tonnes of medical suppliesworth 380,000 USD donated by Vietnamese-Hungarian entrepreneur Vu Quy Duong,who is also head of the Vietnamese Association in Hungary.

The association has launched a campaign to support theCOVID-19 fight at home since August and raised 850 million VND (37,360 USD) tohelp frontline workers and pandemic-hit people in HCM City and Binh Duong./.

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