Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized the vaccine strategy is currently an urgent issue of Vietnam and asking Singapore to transfer residual vaccine.

In the telephone with the Secretary of State Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan today, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son highly appreciated Singapore's support, especially commitment to support essential medical equipment and materials to prevent Covid epidemic

Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized the vaccine strategy is currently a very urgent issue with Vietnam to protect people's health, including foreign experts and citizens living and working in Vietnam.

Bui Thanh Son Foreign Minister (left) and Foreign Minister Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan.

The Minister also congratulated Singapore to become the first country in the world to reach the rate of 80% of the population injected with two noses and asked Singapore to consider supporting or transferring excess vaccine for Vietnam as soon as possible, including

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan emphasized that Singapore always attaches great importance to strategic partnerships with Vietnam and trusting Vietnam will soon control pandemic.

Singapore's Temasek Fund yesterday awarded Vietnam 16 breathing machines and hundreds of thousands of medical protective equipment.

The two ministers agreed to refer to the 14th political reference organization between the two Ministry of Foreign Affairs, creating a premise to prepare high-end visits.

Vietnam aims to receive 150 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 2021 to vaccinate about 70% of the population, to achieve community immunity.