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Panamanian Embassy offers aid for disadvantaged children in Hanoi

The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) and the Panamanian Embassy in Vietnam held a programme on November 3 to present warm clothes to disadvantaged children living in the Birla Children’s Village.
Panamanian Embassy offers aid for disadvantaged children in Hanoi ảnh 1Panamanian Ambassador Eligio Salas III (L) presents aid for children to Director of the Birla Children’s Village Trinh Thanh Huyen on November 3.

Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi Unionof Friendship Organisations (HAUFO) and the Panamanian Embassy in Vietnam helda programme on November 3 to present warm clothes to disadvantaged children livingin the Birla Children’s Village.

The event, aiming to assistthe village in surmounting difficulties caused by COVID-19, took place on theoccasion of the 118th Independence Day of Panama (November 3, 1903 -2021).

Standing Vice President ofthe HAUFO Tran Thi Phuong said her union is proud to act as a bridge offriendship coordinating with the Panamanian Embassy to present gifts tochildren of the Birla village.

Winter has arrived in Hanoi.Though the clothes handed over to the children are modest, they are imbued withthe warmth of friendship and love among people, she noted.

She offered thanks to thePanamanian Embassy for its special attention to Hanoi, voicing her hope thatthis connectivity will become stronger and stronger.

Phuong also took thisoccasion to extend congratulations on the 118th Independence Day ofPanama and wish the two countries’ friendship sustainable development.

For his part, PanamanianAmbassador Eligio Salas III said as children are the future of a country, theembassy wishes to use the Independence Day as an occasion to help easehardships facing the children and to thank Vietnam for supporting thePanamanian people during the struggle for independence in the past./.

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