Addressing the event, Ambassador Thai Xuan Dung said thatthe event aims to contribute to realising Vietnam's goal of buying 150 milliondoses of COVID-19 vaccines, thus helping control the pandemicand maintain socio-economic development in the country.
He called on the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republicto promote solidarity to join hands with fellow Vietnamese at home torespond to the call of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front to contribute to the pandemic prevention and control efforts.
The same day, leaders of the Vietnamese Federation in Europe and the VietnameseAssociation in the Czech Republic also met to discuss ways to make donations to the Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine fund.
Hoang Dinh Thang, Chairman of the Vietnamese Federation inEurope, underlined the significance of the fund, pledging to encourageVietnamese people in Europe and the Czech Republic in particular to contributeto the fund.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Duy Nhien, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in theCzech Republic, said that the association will set up a committee in charge ofraising donations to the vaccine fund among Vietnamese associationsand individuals as well as foreign friends./.
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