Vietnam considers humanitarian aid to Iraq
Vietnam may join in international efforts to offer humanitarian aid to Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Phan Thuy Thanh said on April 3.
She said Vietnam has been following the developments in Iraq with great concern. The people of Vietnam and Iraq have a traditional relationship, she said, and the Vietnamese people are profoundly sympathetic to the sufferings and losses of the war which are causing to the Iraqi people.
"Vietnam will consider programmes of humanitarian aid to Iraqi people within the framework of the United Nations and the nation's economic capacity," Ms Thanh said.
She said Vietnam was in a position to assist Iraq, as the country now has trade relations with 176 countries and territories, and that raising export revenue and expanding overseas markets are Vietnam's major strategies for economic growth.
