Vietnam-donated medical equipment handed over to Laos

(R) and Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Duangdy (Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) –
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung handed over medical equipment
worth over 7 billion VND (304,000 USD) as gifts from the Vietnamese Government and people to their
Lao counterparts at a ceremony in Vientiane on April 4.

Speaking at the event, Hung
said Vietnam has been also struggling with the pandemic. However, with the
tradition of standing side by side together in any circumstance, the Vietnamese
Government and people have and would strive to take measures in support of the Lao counterparts to fight the
epidemic.

He added that the equipment
include protective clothing, medical and anti-septic clothing masks, test kits
and a Realtime PCR testing system.

On the occasion, the Vietnamese
Government Office also presented boxes of medical masks to the the Lao Prime Minister’s Office, while the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology granted 500 test kits
worth 250 million VND to the Lao counterpart.

Except the Realtime PCR testing system, all are made and widely used in Vietnam, he said. 

Hung affirmed that the
Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities will continue supporting Laos in the near future.

Lao Deputy Prime Minister
and Finance Minister Somdy Duangdy, who is also head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, lauded the move as a great source of
encouragement for Lao medical staff and people amid challenges arising from the
pandemic.

He said the Vietnamese
Government’s dispatch of a special flight carrying the equipment to Laos proves great friendship
and special solidarity between the two fraternal countries.

Somdy expressed his gratitude
for the Vietnamese Party, Government and people for providing invaluable and
timely support for Laos whenever the country meets difficulties and pledged to use the
equipment in the most effective way.

On the occasion, he also
thanked the Vietnamese Government for creating favourable conditions and
providing care for Lao people and students in the country.

On April 3 night, national
flag carrier Vietnam Airlines carried the weighing about 4.8 tonnes to
Wattay international airport in Vientiane./.