Saudi Arabia lends helping hand to disadvantaged Vietnamese
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRSC) on April 28 received aid worth over US$166,000 from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (Ksrelief) in support of poor Vietnamese households.
Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Saud F.M. Alsuwelim handed over the aid to Vice Chairman of the VRSC Central Committee Tran Quoc Hung.
The ambassador affirmed that the Government of Saudi Arabia wants to develop ties with Vietnam in all areas. In the near future, it will deliver a batch of medical supplies worth US$500,000.
Hung, for his part, said the aid will be used to assist 6,890 families hard hit by disasters and the pandemic in An Giang, Binh Thuan, and Ninh Thuan provinces via the humanitarian market model, which offers food, necessities, and other goods of clear origin and good quality.
Each beneficiary household will receive a voucher worth VND500,000 (US$21.7) for shopping at the market, he said.
He also expressed his hope that ties between the two will become increasingly close.
In December 2009, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam handed over 200 tonnes of goods valued at US$100,000 to the VRSC in support of people hit by typhoons.
