At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee NguyenDuc Chung presented medical supplies to New York on June 1 to help it combatCOVID-19.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Chung said that on the back of the Vietnam- US comprehensive partnership, Hanoi wishes to share part of its resources toassist New York’s administration and people, including 100,000 antibacterialcloth masks and 50,000 medical masks made in Vietnam under the Ministry of Health’squality standards and the EU’s CE certificate.
Receiving the gift, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrinkcongratulated the Vietnamese Government and Hanoi on becoming known as a highlightin the fight against the pandemic, applying active and effectivecounter-measures.
He said the US is still facing the pandemic and New York is one of thehardest-hit localities.
The ambassador expressed his belief that the gift will soon help NewYork curb the epidemic.
As 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of Vietnam - US diplomatic ties, the handover ceremony proves the strengthof the growing partnership between the two countries in various fields, he said./.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Chung said that on the back of the Vietnam- US comprehensive partnership, Hanoi wishes to share part of its resources toassist New York’s administration and people, including 100,000 antibacterialcloth masks and 50,000 medical masks made in Vietnam under the Ministry of Health’squality standards and the EU’s CE certificate.
Receiving the gift, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrinkcongratulated the Vietnamese Government and Hanoi on becoming known as a highlightin the fight against the pandemic, applying active and effectivecounter-measures.
He said the US is still facing the pandemic and New York is one of thehardest-hit localities.
The ambassador expressed his belief that the gift will soon help NewYork curb the epidemic.
As 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of Vietnam - US diplomatic ties, the handover ceremony proves the strengthof the growing partnership between the two countries in various fields, he said./.
VNA
