Vietnam assists US in natural disaster consequences mitigation
Thursday, 06/01/2022 17:45 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung shared in the loss and grief caused to the US people by recent natural disasters, and expressed his belief that under the leadership of President Biden, the US government and people will soon surmount the consequences of the disaster in Kentucky.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung hands over USD100,000 from the Vietnamese Government and people to support bereaved families of tornadoes that occurred in Kentucky. (Photo: VNA)
He made the statement during a ceremony held on January 5 to hand over 100,000 USD from the Vietnamese Government and people to support bereaved families of tornadoes that occurred in Kentucky, the US, last December.
Deputy Minister Dung also emphasized the friendship, cooperation and mutual support between the Governments and people of Vietnam and the US to overcome difficulties, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the recent past.
On behalf of the US Government and people, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Vietnam Marie Damour thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for their timely support for Kentucky’s residents, stating that she hoped the Vietnam – US bilateral relationship will continue to grow, including the effective cooperation between the two countries’ Red Cross organisations.
Earlier, on December 12, 2021, Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent messages of condolence to US President Joe Biden over the losses of human lives and property caused by the natural disaster./.
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