President Sang greets Red Cross official
The State leader highlighted Vietnam’s humanitarian tradition and
said the country always pays great attention to social welfare and
poverty reduction, despite its relatively low income.
He also recalled the assistance by international Red Cross societies
to Vietnam in the past, confirming that the Vietnamese Party and State
are willing to work with these organisations to effectively carry out
charitable activities.
The President suggested
the IFRC continue promoting its role in coordinating relief work in
Vietnam and helping the Vietnam Red Cross (VRD) with technical support,
finance, projecs management and enhancing necessary skills to cope with
natural calamities.
Geleta briefed the host on
the federation’s latest activities and underlined the VRD initiatives
that can be shared with other countries in the region.
The official expressed the hope that Vietnam will give more support
to the federation and that the VRD will become increasingly involved in
the global humanitarian network.-VNA