Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese people always show solidarity and stand side by side with Venezuelans, the Vietnam-Venezuelan Friendship Association has affirmed.

In a letter recently sent to Venezuelan Ambassador to Vietnam Jorge Rondon Uzcategui, the association said “As close friends, Vietnamese people always closely follow the situation in Venezuela with deep concern.”

“We share the difficulties that Venezuelan people are experiencing, and hope the parties involved will spare no effort to seek solutions to overcoming the current difficult period. Venezuela will continue developing with peace and stability.”

The association asserted that Vietnamese people always stand side by side and promote solidarity with Venezuelans as well as support the country’s sovereignty, national independence and self-determination in accordance with the fundamental principles of international law and the United Nations Charter.

Vietnamese people pledged to accompany Venezuelans to foster the two nations’ friendship and promote the bilateral multi-faceted collaboration, contributing to peace, cooperation and development in the two regions and beyond, the association said.-VNA 
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