Việt Nam offers additional $600,000 to Syria as earthquake relief aid

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn. – VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI – The Vietnam Red Cross Society will send another US$600,000 to Syria to assist the country in overcoming the consequences of the February earthquake, raising the total aid from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Middle East country to US$900,000. 

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn informed Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Mikdad during their telephone talks on Wednesday.

Son affirmed that Việt Nam always attaches importance to and hopes to further deepen the traditional friendship and cooperation with Syria. The Government and people of Việt Nam always remember and highly value the precious support from the Syrian people during its past struggle for independence and current national construction, he said.

The Syrian official thanked the Government and people of Việt Nam for the support.

He said that leaders and people of Syria highly value ties with Việt Nam, expressing his impression of Việt Nam’s socio-economic achievements. He affirmed that Syria always supports and hopes to learn Việt Nam’s experience in national development and international economic integration.

The two FMs discussed and agreed on several orientations to promote future cooperation between the two countries in the fields of politics, diplomacy and economy while coordinating with and supporting each other at multilateral organisations such as the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Son took the occasion to invite his Syrian counterpart to visit Việt Nam at an appropriate time. Faisal Al-Mikdad accepted the invitation. – VNS