South Korean President Moon Jae In has announced that they would send over one million Covid-19 vaccine doses to assist Vietnam in its Covid-19 fight.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) meets with Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New York on September 21 on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly.
President Moon announced the vaccine donation plan during his meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s 76th session on September 21 (New York time).
According to President Moon, the vaccine donation to Vietnam will be South Korea’s first direct provision of the vaccine to a foreign nation, except for its financial support through the COVAX Facility. The vaccine is expected to be sent to Vietnam in October.
Thanking the South Korean Government for timely vaccine support, President Phuc emphasized that Vietnam would continue to create favourable conditions for South Korean firms to do business in the country.
Vietnam will ensure human resources and protect the health of Korean individuals and businesses in their host country, Phuc assured Moon.
The Vietnamese President also hoped that relevant agencies of the two Governments would work closely to support their citizens to have a safe and stable life in their respective countries during the current pandemic time.
The two leaders shared the view that the two countries are each other’s best partners that have deepened their cooperation in various fields, including politics, economy and people-to-people diplomacy.
They agreed to promote the Vietnam –South Korea partnership to new heights in 2022 to commemorate 30 years of diplomacy.
The two countries upgraded their relationship to a level of the strategic cooperative partnership in 2009.
