Addressing theevent, Dung underlined that Vietnam and Cambodia are neighbours with along-standing tradition of supporting each other in times of hardship, andexpressed his hope that the assistance will help the Cambodian Government andpeople quickly bring COVID-19 under control and accelerate economic recoveryand development.
He took theoccasion to thank the Cambodian Government for giving consideration to theVietnamese community living and studying in the country, and spoke highly ofthe ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive for the diplomatic corps, includingstaff at Vietnamese representative offices in Cambodia.
In reply,Cambodian Ambassador Chay Navuth expressed his gratitude to the Vietnamese Governmentand people for their support, saying that the aid holds significant meaning givenCambodia’s efforts to curb COVID-19 infections in the community.
He also spoke of thesuccess of the Vietnamese Government and people in realising the dual targetsof pandemic prevention and economic recovery and development.
In April last year,the Vietnamese Government presented an aid package to Cambodia worth over 7billion VND (303,500 USD) that included personal protective clothing, facemasks, and COVID-19 test kits./.
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