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  The donation ceremony of anti-epidemic materials from China's Yunnan Province to Vietnam's Lao Cai Province was recently held in Kunming. Yang Mu, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province, and Nguyen Zhongxiao, Consul General of Vietnam in Kunming, attended the donation ceremony and handed over materials on behalf of both parties.

  In his speech, Yang Mu said that China and Vietnam are socialist neighbors connected by mountains and rivers, and a community of shared future with shared interests and the same goal. In recent years, Yunnan Province has achieved fruitful exchanges and cooperation with relevant ministries, commissions, and localities of Vietnam. The two sides have always maintained the effective operation of the joint prevention and control mechanism, firmly supported each other's anti-epidemic work, and made important contributions to curbing the cross-border spread of the epidemic.

  On April 27, the second meeting of the annual meeting mechanism between Yunnan Province and the four provinces of Vietnam and North Vietnam was successfully held. Consolidate cooperation consensus, clarify the direction of cooperation, and accelerate the pace of cooperation. Yang Mu pointed out that the aid to Lao Cai Province for anti-epidemic materials this time is to implement the consensus reached by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, support the construction of a green zone for epidemic prevention and safety at the Lao Cai Port with practical actions, improve the port’s customs clearance capabilities, and coordinate the promotion of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development. develop. The Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan Province is willing to tap the potential of Yunnan-Vietnam cooperation, foster friendship between the people, and work together to create a better future, and make due contributions to making Sino-Vietnamese border cooperation a model of Sino-Vietnamese friendly relations.

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  Ruan Zhongxiao accepted the donation on behalf of Lao Cai, and spoke highly of the assistance organized by the Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan Province. Ruan Zhongxiao said that with joint cooperation and full promotion, the friendly exchanges and cooperation between the two sides have maintained a positive momentum of development, and many new achievements have been made in the fields of epidemic prevention and control, port customs clearance, agricultural cooperation, and international friendship cities.

  After the donation ceremony, the anti-epidemic materials loaded with the profound friendship of the Yunnan people set off for the Hekou port in China and are expected to arrive in Vietnam on May 6 . This material donation reflects the sincere friendship between Yunnan and Vietnam to help each other and share weal and woe, and will play an active role in the prevention and control of the epidemic in Lao Cai Province.