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Thai firms offer help in Vietnam’s anti-COVID-19 efforts

Thai Ambassador Tanee Sangrat handed over supplies for Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19 to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in Hanoi on September 10.
Thai firms offer help in Vietnam’s anti-COVID-19 efforts ảnh 1Thai Ambassador Tanee Sangrat (L) presents the aid to President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on September 10 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - ThaiAmbassador Tanee Sangrat handed over supplies for Vietnam’s fight againstCOVID-19 to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in Hanoi on September10.

He presented 1,000 cartons of canned fish and25,000 face masks worth 1 billion VND (43,200 USD) in total. This was thesecond time he had visited the headquarters of the VFF Central Committee tooffer support in this regard.

Congratulating Vietnam on its achievements inthe COVID-19 fight, the ambassador said Thai businesses in the country havejoined hands with a view to helping the country tackle difficulties caused bythe resurgence of the disease.

For his part, President of the VFF CentralCommittee Tran Thanh Man thanked the ambassador and also Thai businesses,saying their good deeds will lend strength to the Party and State’s efforts tocontain the outbreak.

He also expressed his belief that, with theirexperience, the two countries will reap better results in COVID-19 preventionand control, thereby creating the conditions for enterprises from both to bolsteroperations./.
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