Hanoi (VNA), March 24 -- Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with his Czech Republic counterpart Andrej Babis by telephone on March 23 to discuss their efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

Babis lauded Vietnam's efforts and asked the two countries to enhance information sharing and cooperation in the field.

PM Phuc, for his part, emphasised that COVID-19 is a common challenge for the world at present.

Vietnam stands ready to collaborate with the Czech Republic and all of its partners to fight the epidemic, he said, adding that no country could unilaterally act to overcome such a global-scale public health crisis.

The Vietnamese PM thanked and spoke highly of the Czech Republic Government and people for providing care for th...