Vietnam offers additional $600,000 to Syria as earthquake relief aid

The new sum raises the total aid from the Vietnamese government and people to the Middle East country to $900,000, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Faisal Al-Mikdad during their telephone talks on Wednesday.

Son affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and hopes to further deepen the traditional friendship and cooperation with Syria. The government and people of Vietnam always remember and highly value the precious support from the Syrian people during its past struggle for independence and current national construction, he said.

The Syrian official thanked the government and people of Vietnam for the support.

Leaders and people of Syria highly value ties with Vietnam, he said, expressing his impression on Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements. He affirmed that Syria always supports and hopes to learn Vietnam’s experience in national development and international economic integration.