Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (centre) and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink (L) at the handover ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The Vietnamese Government on April 16 presented 200,000 antibacterial cloth facemasks to the US government and people to support them in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc also presented 50,000 medical face masks to the White House.
Speaking at the ceremonyto hand over the medical supplies to the US, Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsBui Thanh Son said Vietnam and the US have takeneffective cooperation steps in preventing and combating COVID-19 bothbilaterally and multilaterally, adding that the two countries haveprovided mutual support in terms of medical equipment and experience as well ascitizen protection.
Vietnam will continueworking closely with the US to push back the pandemic soon and mitigatenegative impacts caused by COVID-19, he said.
On behalf of US PresidentDonald Trump and the US people, US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrinksaid in the spirit of the bilateral comprehensive partnership, the US willcontinue to coordinate closely, maintain the sharing of information andstrengthen cooperation with Vietnam in protecting health and safety of peopleand in joint efforts to cope with the pandemic./.
