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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc thanked Japan for the help and announced his decision to support 140,000 masks when speaking with the Japanese Prime Minister today.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exchanged the situation on Covid-19 prevention and agreed to work closely together to overcome the epidemic in a phone conversation this afternoon, according to an announcement by the Foreign Ministry.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc thanked the Japanese government for supporting Vietnam with more than $ 1.8 million through international organizations to combat Covid-19, and announced the decision to support Japan with 140,000 anti-epidemic medical masks
Prime Minister Abe greatly appreciated Vietnam’s response to preventing and controlling the epidemic, expressing his appreciation to the Vietnamese government and people for supporting Japan with medical supplies and masks. He stated that Japan will continue to provide a second aid package to help Vietnam cope with epidemics and actively support Vietnam to promote economic growth.
The two sides claimed to continue to care for and ensure the safety of each other’s citizens, Prime Minister Abe informed the Japanese government that he decided to support 100,000 yen / person not only for the Japanese but also for the Vietnamese citizens. Live and work in this country.
Prime Minister Abe greatly appreciated Vietnam’s role in 2020 of ASEAN Presidents and as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period 2020-2021, affirming close and continued cooperation with Vietnam. on regional and international issues of mutual interest, speeding up the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) in 2020, effectively implementing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Thai Association. Binh Duong (CPTPP).
Covid-19 has appeared in 210 countries and territories since its inception in Wuhan in December 2019, leaving nearly 3.6 million people infected and nearly 249,000 dead. Japan has recorded almost 15,000 cases of nCoV so far, of which 487 have died.
Vu Anh