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Vietnam presents medical equipment to Venezuela

The Embassy of Vietnam in Venezuela on August 27 handed over medical equipment to the host country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with 20,000 face masks from the Vietnamese National Assembly to the Venezuelan counterpart.
Vietnam presents medical equipment to Venezuela ảnh 1At the ceremony in Caracas (Photo: VNA)

Caracas (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Venezuela on August 27 handed over medicalequipment to the host country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with 20,000face masks from the Vietnamese National Assembly to the Venezuelan counterpart.

Speaking at thehandover ceremony in Caracas, Vietnamese Ambassador Le Viet Duyen spoke highlyof the thriving Vietnam-Venezuela relations over the past time and thesentiments of the NA, Government and people of Vietnam in sharing part of theirresources to help the Government and people of Venezuela battle COVID-19.

Staff at theVietnamese Embassy joined hands with relevant agencies in the two countries to airliftthe aid to Caracas amid obstacles triggered by the cessation of internationalflights.

Representatives of theVenezuelan NA and Foreign Ministry voiced their gratitude to Vietnam for thesupport as the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in the Venezuela and LatinAmerica in general.

They also hoped thatthe bilateral relations will continue to flourish and obtain more achievements inkeeping with the comprehensive partnership./.

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