At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given a 500,000-USD to
Vietnam to support the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The package was presented to Deputy Minister of Health
in Hanoi by Wibar Abdullah I. Albaseer, Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of
Saudi Arabia in Vietnam.
Speaking
at the ceremony, Cuong said: “Vietnam is impressed with the tough and effective
measures implemented by the Government of Saudi Arabia in preventing and
fighting “.
“In
particular, a vaccination campaign has been carried out quickly and makes Saudi
Arabia one of the countries with the highest percentage of vaccination coverage
in the world,” he said.
The
Deputy Minister expressed his appreciation of ’s aid to Vietnam. “It’s
such a meaningful gesture and a source of motivation to Vietnam during this
difficult time, physically and mentally. The Ministry of Health is committed to
using this precious gift wiselyto fight the pandemic,” Cuong said.
Albaseer
said the aid package was part of the Saudi Arabian Government’s 500 million USD
budget used to support international efforts to fight COVID-19.
The
package was delivered to Vietnam by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief
Centre in Saudi Arabia, he said./.
Source: VietnamPlus
