Vice Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Ngo Trinh Ha (Photo: baoquocte.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministryof Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and overseas representative agencies of Vietnam areexerting utmost efforts to protect and assist Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine toweather difficulties, an official has said.
Talking to the press on March 3, ViceChairman of the ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV)Ngo Trinh Ha said nearly 7,000 Vietnamese people are living in Ukraine, mostlyin some big cities like Kyiv (800), Kharkiv (3,000), and Odessa (3,000). There haven’tbeen any reports about Vietnamese casualties in this country.
Given the complicated situation inUkraine, Party and State leaders are paying great attention to and issued earlydirections on the protection of security, lives, and asset of the community there.
To implement the directions, the MoFA’scitizen protection team has coordinated with Vietnam’s representative agenciesin Ukraine and neighbouring countries to help evacuate Vietnamese people fromwar zones, Ha said.
As of March 2 night (Vietnam time),most of the citizens in Kyiv and Odessa and hundreds of others in Kharkiv hadevacuated from war zones to nearby countries, including Poland (600), Moldova (340),Romania (120), Slovakia (300), and Hungary (30), the representative bodiesreported.
The agencies have assisted thecitizens to handle the procedures necessary for their entry and transit whileworking with the host countries’ authorities and Vietnamese associations thereto arrange temporary accommodation for them, Ha noted, adding that theVietnamese people leaving Ukraine will continue increasing on the coming days.
The solidarity of the Vietnamesepeople in Ukraine and other countries is very honourable, the official went on.
He also appreciated some organisationsand individuals in Vietnam liaising with the SCOV and the MoFA to offer help tothe citizens in Ukraine, expressing his belief that with this solidarity, the overseascommunity will surmount difficulties and challenges soon.
Detailing the supporting activities,Ha said when the fighting began on February 24, the MoFA immediately ordered measuresbe taken to protect and assist the Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine. It has alsorequested the Vietnamese Embassy in this country to keep frequent contact withthe Vietnamese community, operate the hotline around the clock to receiveinformation and provide timely aid, and ask local authorities to assist andprotect the safety, lives, and assets of the Vietnamese people and businesses.
Besides, the SCOV has also carriedout many measures for supporting the citizens, including issuingrecommendations and safety guidance, calling on the Vietnamese people,businesses, and associations in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to help withcitizen protection, and setting up communication channels to stay updated withthe situation.
Ha added the SCOV hopes that theVietnamese community and associations in those countries will keep upholdingsolidarity and working closely with the representative agencies to help thosein Ukraine./.
