Vietnamese, Malaysian PMs’ spouses visit SOS Children's Village Hanoi

First row: The spouses of Vietnamese and Malaysian Prime Ministers, Le Thi Bich Tran (4th from right) and Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah binti Dr. Wan Ismail (1st from right), visited the SOS Children's Village Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)h

Hanoi (VNA) – The spouses of Vietnamese andMalaysian Prime Ministers, Le Thi Bich Tran and Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah bintiDr. Wan Ismail, visited the SOS Children's Village Hanoi on July 21.

Established in 1988 and starting operation in 1990, thefacility provides family-based care for orphaned, abandoned, and disadvantagedchildren. Nurturing nearly 600 children so far, it is now taking care of morethan 200 kids.

At the visit, Tran expressed her hope that the officials andstaff of the special village will continue to fulfil their duties in caringfor abandoned, orphaned, and vulnerable children.

She and her Malaysian counterpart took the occasion to presentgifts to the children.

Tran and her Malaysian counterpart present gifts to the children at the village. (Photo: VNA)

The wife of the Malaysian Prime Minister said she isimpressed by the fact that 400 children had grown up well from the village andattained successes in life.

She said that despite going through wars, Vietnam and itspeople have always risen strongly. She also encouraged the children to continuecontributing to and upholding the traditions of their ancestors, as theircountry is known for its spirit of self-reliance and resilience.

The spouses of Vietnamese and Malaysian Prime Ministers visit a family at the village. (Photo: VNA)

Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah binti Dr. Wan Ismail is accompanyingher spouse, PM Anwar Ibrahim, in his official visit to Vietnam on July 20 – 21,the first of its kind to the Southeast Asian nation since he took office inDecember 2022./.

VNA