Top leaders extend sympathy to China over earthquake-caused losses
December 19,keo bong da tv.com 2023 - 22:41 |
| Rescuers are in operation at Meiyi Village of Minhe County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, December 19, 2023. The Chinese government is stepping up disaster relief to northwest China's Gansu and Qinghai provinces after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake at midnight Monday killed over 100 people. — XINHUA/VNA Photo |
HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng and President Võ Văn Thưởng on December 19 sent messages of sympathy to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping over serious human and economic losses caused by an earthquake a day earlier.
The same day, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính extended his sympathy to Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ cabled a message of sympathy to Zhao Leji, Chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn also offered his sympathy to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
The 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck China's northwestern Gansu province on December 18 night, killing at least 127 people and injuring hundreds. — VNS
