The medical supplies comprise 50,000 face masks, 1,000 sanitizerbottles and 50 electronic thermometres.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Major General Nguyen QuocDuyet, Commander of the Hanoi Capital High Command, said through the aid package, hisunit aims to share difficulties facing the Lao army and people, and contribute to strengthening the solidarity, friendship and mutual trust between the twocountries, armies and capital commands in particular.
The officer said he hopes to receive more attentionand support from the Lao Embassy in Vietnam so that the two capital commands would step upcooperation and complete their assigned tasks.
Present at the handover ceremony in Hanoi, LaoAmbassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang said the medical supplies will be utilisedin the COVID-19 fight in Laos in the most effective way./.
VNA