Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung (R) symbolically presents Vietnam's aid to Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune at a ceremony at Wattay International Airport on May 4, 2021. (Photo: VNA)

The support includes 500,000 USD in financial aid, 2 million medical face masks, 200 ventilators, and 10 tonnes of disinfectant. 35 Vietnamese medical experts have also been sent to Laos. Vietnamese agencies presented their Laos partners with more than 500,000 medical masks. 

Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune described the aid as a meaningful and timely contribution to Laos’ efforts to combat the pandemic and support for the health workers and patients in the country.

The Deputy PM stressed that Vietnam is the first country to provide financial, personnel, and material support for his country in the latest outbreak, which strongly reflects the great friendship, special solidarity, and cooperation between Laos and Vietnam.