Investigation for the case is going on. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The British Embassy in Hanoi on October 28 issued anannouncement on the case in which 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Essexcounty of the UK.
British Ambassador to Hanoi Gareth Ward said he had a meeting on the day withthe Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to discuss the tragedy.
Although there is no confirmation of the victims’ identities and nationalities,Ambassador Ward expressed his deepest condolences to the families and friendsof the victims. He said he knew that Vietnamese people, both inside the countryand in the UK, are worried about their relatives.
The British Embassy and the Ministry of Public Security discussed measuresthrough which both Governments can cooperate closely so as to facilitate theidentification of the victims, the announcement said.
Earlier, British police told the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK that the processof identifying victims would take time to ensure accuracy as the investigationis going on.
Ward said Vietnam and the UK are friends and partners of each other, and theBritish Embassy in Vietnam will work with competent agencies to raise publicawareness of the human trafficking risks in order to prosecute the culprits andprotect vulnerable people./.
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