Ambassador Pranay Verma met with Vietnam's Minister of Information and Communications and the new Chairman of the Vietnam-Indian Friendship Association (VIFA), His Excellency Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung on 21 April 2020 and exchanged views on promoting cooperation and coordination between India and Vietnam in responding to COVID-19 pandemic. Following the meeting, the Vietnam-India Friendship Association (VIFA) organized a brief event to hand over a supply of face masks for the people of India from the people of Vietnam as a symbol of their long-standing friendship. Ambassador received the presentation on behalf of the Indian Red Cross Society and thanked VIFA and the people of Vietnam for their friendly gesture. Senior representatives from VIFA and Vietnam Red Cross were present at the event.