President Truong Tan Sang on October 28 sent messages of condolences to President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai over the huge losses of human life and property in the two countries caused by the devastating earthquake on October 26.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung extended his sympathies to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh cabled messages of sympathy to Sartaj Aziz, Adviser on Foreign Affairs to the Pakistani Prime Minister and the Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani.
A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake ripped across Afghanistan and Pakistan on October 26, killing 370 people.-VNA
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