FM extends sympathy to Russia, Kazakhstan over severe floods

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has sent messages of sympathy to Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, and Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nurtleu Murat over severe floods in the two countries.
FM extends sympathy to Russia, Kazakhstan over severe floods ảnh 1A view of a flood-hit area in the Russian city of Orenburg. (Photo:  AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has sent messages of sympathy to Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, and Kazakhstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nurtleu Murat over severefloods in the two countries.

Swathes of northern Kazakhstan andRussia's Urals region were flooded on April 15 as melt waters swelled thetributaries of the world's seventh longest river system, forcing more than125,000 people to flee their homes, Reuters reported./.
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