US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink receives the donations (Photo: US Embassy in Vietnam)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheVietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) on April 29 handed over face masks and othermedical supplies to help the US people cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
These include 120,000 medical masks donatedby the VRCS, and 300,000 masks donated by the Vietnam-US Alumni Club(VUSAC)-Hanoi.
Inher speech at the ceremony, Chairwoman of the VRCS Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu said thedonations are a very small number compared towhat is needed in the US, but there is so much love behind every one of thosemasks.
The gifts show the solidarity and friendship between the Vietnamese people and their US counterparts, she added.
In accepting the donations, US Ambassador toVietnam Daniel Kritenbrink thanked the VRCS and individuals and organisationswho contributed to these donations through VUSAC-Hanoi.
He expressed his belief that people-to-people relations are the most solidfoundation for close and lasting ties between nations.
“I am so honored to be witnessingthis outpouring of love and support”, he said.
The diplomat also praised the Vietnamese Government for successfully respondingto COVID-19 with a spirit of initiative, cooperation and transparency, addingthat Vietnamese people have joined hands with their high determination to containthe disease.
Fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic together has spotlighted the nature of strength, flexibility and multifaceted cooperationin the Vietnam-US relationship, he said./.
