Major General Pham Van Ty, Deputy Director of the Rescue and Salvage Department under the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and team leader, urged team members to continue building on their achievements.
He noted that the mission is an international obligation and a gesture of goodwill from Vietnam to Venezuela, urging them to dedicate their full effort and energy to race against time in mitigating the earthquake's aftermath.
This is the third time the Vietnam People's Army and the Vietnam People's Public Security Force have sent forces and vehicles abroad to carry out humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions.
