At the event. (Photo: VNA)Buenos Aires
(VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and Colombia held a webinar on sharing
experience in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and measures for the economic recovery
of Vietnam and Colombia on December 15.
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Chargé d’Affaires Van Cong
Thang affirmed that the relationship between Vietnam and Colombia has achieved
many achievements in politics, diplomacy, culture and society after 42 years of
establishing diplomatic relations.
Given the complicated developments of the pandemic,
Vietnam is ready to exchange experience with in response to pandemic
control as well as post-pandemic economic recovery measures, he said.
According to the Vietnamese diplomat, the pandemic has been basically
controlled in Vietnam, but still must continue to implement the 5K message,
speed up vaccination, raise people’s awareness and other necessary measures. Vietnam is gradually implementing safe, flexible adaptation and
effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic and is becoming an attractive
destination for trade, investment and tourism activities in the region and the
world.
Regarding economic recovery measures, Thang said
that the Vietnamese Government has set forth short-term solutions related to COVID-19 prevention, ensuring social security, and supporting businesses.
He also underlined the Government’s goal of controlling inflation and stabilising
the country’s macroeconomy in the long term.
For her part, Vice chairwoman of the Colombia – Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (CCV) Nohora Pardo said that Colombia has built a vaccination
network to deploy a nationwide programme. Colombia has so far injected
60.8 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
As many as 26.24 million people have
received two shots, accounting for 51.6 percent of the population. The Colombian
government also allows private companies and organisations to import vaccines
and vaccinate their employees.
She emphasised that after reaching vaccine coverage of over
50 percent of the population, Colombia has revived the by adopting
measures to support businesses and people through the National Emergency
Mitigation Fund with preferential credit package and employment support programme.
Also at the event, Vice President, CEO of the Sao Thai Duong Joint Stock Company, Nguyen
Thi Huong Lien introduced the company’s Kovir capsule in supporting the treatment
for COVID-19 infected patients which help reduce symptoms and shorten the treatment
period. She also wishes to strengthen medical cooperation to carry out
promotional activities for Kovir in the Colombian market./.
Source: VietnamPlus
