State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc landed at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on September 25 evening, concluding his official visit to Cuba and his attending of the high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly, as well as bilateral activities in New York from September 18-24.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) witnesses the symbolic reception of 1.05 million Abdala vaccine at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on September 25 evening (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc landed at Noi Bai airport
in Hanoi on September 25 evening, concluding his official visit to Cuba and his
attending of the high-level general debate of the UN General
Assembly, as well as bilateral activities in New York from September 18-24.
Right
after his landing, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Health and the Vietnam
Fatherland Front held a ceremony to hand over and to receive vaccines and
medical equipment and materials for the fight against the COVID-19 transported
to Vietnam on his special plane.
The vaccine reception ceremony at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on September 25 evening (Photo: VNA)Deputy
Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang affirmed that the President’s working trip
achieved all the targets set. It clearly extended the message of friendship and
faithfulness with the traditional friend Cuba and of a dynamic, self-reliant Vietnam
that always strives for peace and development.
One
of the prominent and practical achievements of the trip is the support from the
international community, especially to Vietnam’s pandemic fight and the socio-economic
restoration and development.
Besides
the 1.05 million doses of Abdala vaccine from Cuba transported by the special
plane, foreign countries and partners committed and provided another 1.5
million doses to Vietnam and the US committed a large quantity of vaccines to
Vietnam through the COVAX mechanism in the time to come.
The 1.05 million Abdala vaccine made by Cuba arrive at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on September 25 evening (Photo: VNA)In
his working session with the Pfizer, the company committed to provide all the
31 million doses of the vaccine contracted with Vietnam right in this year and
20 million doses for children when data are sufficient. Besides vaccine doses,
many partners helped Vietnam with medical equipment valued at 8.8 million USD.
In
the witness of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the token of the Abdala vaccine,
ventilators and other medical equipment was handed to Do Van Chien, Chairman of
the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Miniter of Health Nguyen
Thanh Long; and Deputy Defence Minister Hoang Xuan Chien./.