October 16, 2020 | 12:33 (GMT+7)
Vietnam presents medical supplies to Myanmar amidst COVID-19
The Vietnamese government has presented medical supplies, including 325,000 medical masks worth 20,000 USD, to Myanmar amidst COVID-19.
The medical supplies were handed over to the Myanmar side by Vietnamese Ambassador Ly Quoc Tuan at Yangon international airport on October 15.
The Myanmar side thanked the Vietnamese government for its timely support as Myanmar is facing a shortage of medical supplies.
On October 14, Ambassador Chu Cong Phung, President of the Vietnam-Myanmar Friendship Association, handed over 540.75 million VND and 42 boxes of medical supplies to the Myanmar Embassy in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City that set up a twinning relationship with Myanmar’s Yangon region has also presented more than 13,000 masks to the Myanmar side.
Source: VNA