The ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) on April 26 presented foods to the Czech Federation of Food Banks to help pandemic-hit citizens in in the Czech Republic.
The ASEAN Committee in Prague presents foods to the Czech Federation of Food Banks. (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – The ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) on April 26 presentedfoods to the Czech Federation of Food Banks to help pandemic-hit citizens in inthe Czech Republic.
Indonesian Ambassador Kenssy D. Ekangingsih, who is currently the rotatingChair of the ACP, described the move as a vivid illustration for the solidaritybetween ASEAN and the Czech Republic.
This is one of the cooperative activities between ASEAN countries, includingIndonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, and theCzech Republic in the hope of helping locals who are facing difficulties due toCOVID-19.
Director of the Czech Federation of Food Banks Veronika Lachova thanked theASEAN nations for supporting the Czech Republic, adding the federation’scharity organisations in 15 cities and provinces will deliver the goods to theneedy.
The federation received a list of more than 160,000 locals who have been batteredby the pandemic, she said.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung told the VietnamNews Agency’s correspondents said that this year, foreign representativeoffices in the nation, including those from Vietnam, donated food, medicine andmedical supplies to help the impoverished to overcome formidable challenges.
He stressed that the cooperation is significant to enhance solidarity andcollaboration within the ASEAN bloc as well as between ASEAN and the CzechRepublic.
He also took the occasion to thank the Czech Government and competentauthorities, particularly the frontline medical workers, for enthusiasticallygiving treatment to COVID-19 Vietnamese patients./.
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The ASEAN Committee in Prague presents foods to the Czech Federation of Food Banks. (Photo: VNA) 
