Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Pham ThiBich Ngoc on August 31 presented aid worth 20,000 USD from the VietnameseGovernment to help the Government and people of the Maldives fight the COVID-19pandemic.
Speaking at the handover ceremony in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo,Ngoc spoke highly of the thriving Vietnam-Maldives relations and emphasised thesignificance of the aid.
On behalf of the Government of Maldives, Maldivan Ambassador to SriLanka Omar Addul Razak expressed his gratitude for the assistance from Vietnam.
He underlined that the support also provides encouragement to the Maldivesat this difficult time./.