Sympathies to Indonesia on heavy losses in earthquake
President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered sympathies on December 8 to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on heavy human and property losses caused by an earthquake in Aceh province.
Many houses collapsed during the earthquake in Aceh (PHoto: AFP/Getty Images)Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered sympathies on December 8 to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on heavy human and property losses caused by an earthquake in Aceh province.
The same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also extended sympathies to Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
The 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Aceh province on December 7 morning, killing at more than 100 people and injuring hundreds of others.-VNA
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