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Saudi Arabia presents aid package to support Vietnam's COVID-19 fight

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given a 500,000-USD medical aid package to Vietnam to support the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saudi Arabia presents aid package to support Vietnam's COVID-19 fight ảnh 1At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given a 500,000-USD medical aid package toVietnam to support the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The  package was presented to Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuongin Hanoi by Wibar Abdullah I. Albaseer, Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy ofSaudi Arabia in Vietnam.

Speakingat the ceremony, Cuong said: “Vietnam is impressed with the tough and effectivemeasures implemented by the Government of Saudi Arabia in preventing andfighting COVID-19".

“Inparticular, a vaccination campaign has been carried out quickly and makes SaudiArabia one of the countries with the highest percentage of vaccination coveragein the world,” he said.

TheDeputy Minister expressed his appreciation of Saudi Arabia’s aid to Vietnam. “It’ssuch a meaningful gesture and a source of motivation to Vietnam during thisdifficult time, physically and mentally. The Ministry of Health is committed tousing this precious gift wiselyto fight the pandemic,” Cuong said.

Albaseersaid the aid package was part of the Saudi Arabian Government’s 500 million USDbudget used to support international efforts to fight COVID-19.

Thepackage was delivered to Vietnam by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and ReliefCentre in Saudi Arabia, he said./.

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