Vietnam will always support Cuba in its ability

VUFO Chairwoman Nguyen Phuong Nga hands over EUR1,000 to support Cuban people (Photo: PANO)

Accordingly, the association called on ministries, departments, mass organisations, agencies, businesses, cities and provinces, individuals and organisations, philanthropists and lovers of Cuba to join hands to continue assisting them, on the back of special solidarity between the two Parties, States and peoples, fine tradition of Vietnam and positive results in supporting the Cuban people in face of COVID-19

The letter stated that the Cuban country and people are struggling against countless difficulties and challenges as they continue to be under a strict embargo amid COVID-19 pandemic, especially a recent oil storage facility fire incident at an industrial zone near Matanzas that seriously hit lives of the Cuban people.

The association will receive donations till August 31.

According to Vietnam News Agency, on August 15, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga met Cuban Ambassador Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen at the Cuban Embassy and expressed sympathies with Cuban people affected by the inferno.

On the occasion, she handed over EUR1,000 raised by VUFO’s officials and staff to help Cuban people ease difficulties.

The Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Association’s Club of Vietnamese Alumni in Cuba also launched a fundraising campaign on August 8, and has so far raised nearly VND1 billion (USD43,400) in support of the Cuban people./.