8:12 PM, 20/05/2008
VN mobilizes relief for disaster victims in China and Myanmar
VNGOP – Under a document issued by the Government Office on May 20, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng ordered the Việt Nam Red Cross, in line with its functions and tasks as well as international practices, to mobilize and call upon Vietnamese people to provide relief to the victims of the earthquake occurred in China’s Sichuan Province in mid-May as well as to those hit by Cyclone Nargis in early May in Myanmar.
| Rescuers at a collapsed building in China – Photo: AP | Nargis caused heavy damages in Myanmar | The PM also agreed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ proposal to dispatch a delegation headed by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar to take part in relief activities organized by Myanmar’s Government in May 2008. By Xuân Hồng |
