Vietnamese ambassador attends New York commemoration of earthquake victims
Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang offered condolences to the Turkish Government and people over the life and property losses in the recent earthquake while attending a commemoration held by the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN in New York on February 15.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (R) offers condolences to leaders of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN at the commemoration on February 15. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador Dang HoangGiang offered condolences to the Turkish Government and people over the lifeand property losses in the recent earthquake while attending a commemorationheld by the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN in New York on February 15.
The Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN alsoinformed the Turkish ambassador to the UN about the Vietnamese Government’sdecision to send teams of 100 military and public security officers to helpwith search and rescue efforts in Turkey, and to supply 100,000 USD in aid eachfor Turkey and its neighbour Syria, which was also hit by the disaster.
Members of a rescue team from Vietnam are searching for the missing in Hatay province of Turkey. (Photo: VNA)
Giang affirmed that within its capacity, Vietnam willcontinue joining the international community in assisting Turkey to address theearthquake aftermath.
At the event, which also saw the presence of ambassadors andheads of delegations of many other UN state members, the Turkish ambassador thankedthe international community for swift and practical assistance for his country.
By the end of February 15, the earthquake death toll inTurkey and Syria amounted to over 41,000./.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, who is also Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA), has extended sympathy to and shared earthquake-induced difficulties of the Vietnamese community in Turkey.
Vietnam will provide Turkey and Syria with 100,000 USD each as relief aid to support their recovery efforts following a devastating earthquake on February 6, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced on February 14.
Vietnamese sappers on February 14 located three points where victims are buried under debris due to the huge earthquakes in Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the natural disaster in Turkey.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Turkey and the embassy in Iran and Syria have delivered letters of sympathies from Vietnam to local administrations over the losses in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Two search and rescue teams from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) on February 15 discovered three locations of victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the disaster in Turkey.
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Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (R) offers condolences to leaders of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN at the commemoration on February 15. (Photo: VNA) 
Members of a rescue team from Vietnam are searching for the missing in Hatay province of Turkey. (Photo: VNA) 
