Vietnam donates 85,000 USD to aid affected Vietnamese-Cambodians
The Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia on July 19 handed over a cash donation worth 85,000 USD to diplomatic missions and Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia to aid Vietnamese-Cambodians affected by COVID-19.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh (first, left) presents the aid to representatives of Vietnam's diplomatic missions and the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia on July 19 (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam inCambodia on July 19 handed over a cash donation worth 85,000 USD to diplomaticmissions and Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia to aid Vietnamese-Cambodiansaffected by COVID-19.
The donation was sourced from Vietnam’s COVID-19prevention and control fund, managed by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, under the approval of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
It will be used to provide food, necessities, medical suppliesand cash for vulnerable people, including workers suffering from incomereduction, the unemployed and those from difficult backgrounds.
At the handover ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador toCambodia Vu Quang Minh and a representative of Vietnamese-Cambodian communityexpressed their gratitude towards the VFF, which has always shown great care andsupport for communities of Vietnamese origin.
On the same day, the Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia alsoreceived a cash donation worth 100,000 USD from the Cambodian Red Cross Societyto their counterpart in Vietnam, together with 50,000 USD donated by theCambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association to help Vietnam fight the pandemic./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh (first, left) presents the aid to representatives of Vietnam's diplomatic missions and the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia on July 19 (Photo: VNA) 
