Vietnam provides $600,000 in aid to victims of the Syrian earthquake.

The Foreign Minister spoke by phone with the Syrian Foreign Minister, informing him of a $600,000 donation to the Syrian people to help them recover from the February earthquake.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a telephone conversation this afternoon with Syrian Foreign Minister and Syrian expatriate Faisal Al-Mikdad, also attended by the President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society, Bui Thi Hoa, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that Vietnam always values ​​and wishes to further deepen the traditional friendship and cooperation with Syria. Vietnam always remembers and highly appreciates the assistance of the Syrian people in the past struggle for national reunification and in the present-day national reconstruction.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a telephone conversation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Hanoi this afternoon. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

To express the solidarity of the Vietnamese people with the Syrian people in the face of the losses caused by the February earthquake in northern Syria, Minister Bui Thanh Son announced that the Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society will continue to transfer the third installment of support worth 600,000 USD to the Syrian people, bringing the total amount of support from the Vietnamese government and people to 900,000 USD.

Minister Faisal Al-Mikdad thanked Vietnam for its timely and compassionate support; emphasizing that the Syrian leadership and people value their relationship with Vietnam. The Minister affirmed that Syria always supports and wishes to learn from Vietnam's experience in national development and international integration.

The two ministers exchanged views and agreed on directions to promote cooperation between the two countries in the coming period in the fields of politics, diplomacy, and economics; coordinating and supporting each other in multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.

A man stands on the rubble of what was once his home in Jableh, Syria, on February 12. Photo: Reuters

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