Vietnam presents rice to Lao flood-hit people
The Vietnamese government has decided to deliver 1,000 tonnes of rice as relief aid to the Lao government to assist flood-hit people in Savanakhet province.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung handed over the token of the relief aid to Lao Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam Chanthaphone Khammanichanh on November 13.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony held virtually in Hanoi and Vientiane, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that the aid will help Lao people soon overcome consequences of the natural disasters and stablise their lives.
For his part, Lao PM Thongloun Sisoulith thanked the Party, State, Government, and people of Vietnam for the donation, saying that the aid is timely support for Lao people in general, and residents in Savannakhet province in particular, in the current difficult time.
He spoke highly of the cooperation between the two countries in recent years, affirming that the Party, State, Government and people of Laos will always do their best together with their Vietnamese counterparts to constantly nurture the Vietnam – Laos great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation.
The Lao PM took the occasion to congratulate Vietnam on its successful assumption of the role as ASEAN Chair in 2020, and wished the 37th ASEAN Summit a great success.