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Vietnam offers rice aid to help Philippines address typhoon aftermath

On behalf of the Prime Minister, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang on April 1 symbolically presented 200 tonnes of rice worth nearly 100,000 USD as a gift from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Philippines to help address Typhoon Rai’s aftermath.
Vietnam offers rice aid to help Philippines address typhoon aftermath ảnh 1Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang (R) symbolically hands over the rice aid to Philippine Ambassador Meynardo Montealegre on April 1. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – On behalf ofthe Prime Minister, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen MinhHang on April 1 symbolically presented 200 tonnes of rice worth nearly 100,000 USDas a gift from the Vietnamese Government and people to the Philippines to helpaddress Typhoon Rai’s aftermath.

Hang expressed her sympathies with the Philippinepeople on the consequences caused by Typhoon Rai that hit the country lastDecember.

She stressed that the VietnameseGovernment and people always stand side by side with their Philippinecounterparts in the spirit of cooperation, friendship, and mutual support.

The rice aid demonstrates Vietnam’s attentionto the storm victims as well as its wish to unceasingly solidify the strategicpartnership between the two countries.

For his part, Philippine Ambassador MeynardoMontealegre thanked the Vietnamese Government and people for the precioussupport, describing this as practical assistance for his country in the tryingtime.

He affirmed that the Philippine sidewill work closely with Vietnam to complete relevant procedures to swiftlydistribute the rice to people in the typhoon-hit areas./.
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