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Vietnam assists Maldives in COVID-19 fight

by NDO01 September 2020 Last updated at 17:20 PM

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Vietnam assists Maldives in COVID-19 fight
Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Pham Thi Bich Ngoc (second from left) hands over Vietnam's aid to support the Maldives in coping with COVID-19. (Photo: Foreign Ministry)
VTV.vn - Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Pham Thi Bich Ngoc on August 31 handed over US$20,000 as a gift from the Vietnamese Government to support the Government and people of the Maldives in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing the hand-over ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Ngoc highlighted the fine development of Vietnam-Maldives relations over recent times, as well as the significance of the sincere assistance offered by the Vietnamese Government and people to the Government and people of the Maldives.

For his part, Maldivian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Omar Addul Razak expressed his deep thanks for Vietnam’s significant aid.

The gift is not only material support but also a great source of spiritual encouragement to the Maldives in this difficult pandemic period, he emphasised.