Leading officials of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang recently handed over 100 million VND (4,390 USD) to the Consulate General of Vietnam in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province.
Addressing the ceremony held at the Ha Tien international border gate, which leads to the Prek Chak International Border Gate on the Cambodian side, Deputy Director of Kien Giang’s Department of External Affairs Nguyen Viet Thong spoke highly of the efforts by the office in Cambodia's province in helping Vietnamese-Cambodian stabilise their lives especially in the context of COVID-19.
The assistance, from authorities and people of Kien Giang, aims to support poor Vietnamese workers in Cambodia who cannot return home at present.
General Consul Vu Ngoc Ly said the aid will be used to buy 5 tonnes of rice and other essentials to support the needy.
He said that amid difficulties facing the Vietnamese community in Cambodia, his office has called for donation to help over 8,000 Vietnamese-Cambodian and Vietnamese workers in six Cambodian localities.
Nearly all of them have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 free of charge, the diplomat added.
The Consulate General has called on pandemic-hit Vietnamese workers to remain calm and seek temporary jobs in a bid to surmount difficult times./.
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This is very meaningful to Vietnamese community in Cambodia in the time of Covid-19 pandemic
While facing a lot of difficulties inside the country, Vietnam always spend its utmost to help the oversea Vietnamese
That is the way Vietnam taking care of its people all over the world
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.
It will be used to provide food, necessities, medical supplies and cash for vulnerable people, including workers suffering from income reduction, the unemployed and those from difficult backgrounds.
Vietnam has always shown great care and support for communities of Vietnamese origin.
The two countries has helped each other to overcome the pandemic
Vietnam has been working with the Khmer – Vietnamese Association in Cambodia to support affected people
the Vietnamese representative agencies in collaboration with the Khmer – Vietnamese Association in Cambodia have helped Vietnamese households move to new areas in line with the Cambodian Government’s policy and they have begun settling down.
Vietnam and Cambodia is dealing with the legal status of Vietnamese Cambodians, ensure their rights and access to welfare services when performing socio-economic policies, create favourable conditions for affected residents to stabilise their lives, maintain or change to other jobs, and access key services.
The two countries want to further promote and intensify the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-lasting sustainability between the two countries and legislatures.
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