The relationship between the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) and its Singaporean counterpart has become closer in recent years.
This affirmation was made by Doan Van Thai, Vice President andSecretary General of VRC Central Committee, on the sidelines of the11th South East Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting held inSingapore on March 24-26.
In an interview grantedto the Singapore-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent, Thai said thatthe Singapore Red Cross was always among those first coming forwardwith financial and human resource assistance when Vietnam was hit bynatural disasters.
He hailed the Singaporeanside for enthusiastically participating in Vietnam’s cow bank project,presenting 220 cows to poor households in the country.
The three-day 11th leadership meeting sought to increase thecapacity of national Red Cross organisations in humanitarian diplomacy.
Participants discussed contents to besubmitted to the Asia-Pacific Red Cross Red Crescent LeadershipMeeting slated for October in Beijing.-VNA