Committee extends sympathy to earthquake-affected Vietnamese in Turkey

Buildings are destroyed by the earthquake in Turkey. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu, who is also Chairman of the State Committee for OverseasVietnamese Affairs (COVA), has extended sympathy to and shared earthquake-induced difficulties of the Vietnamesecommunity in Turkey.

In a letter sent to the community on February 14, theofficial said no casualties among Vietnamese in Turkey have been reported sofar, but the life of some of them has been seriously affected.

Following the natural disaster, the Vietnamese Embassyin Turkey and the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria have updated the situation and coordinated with the provisional executive board of the Vietnamese Association in Turkey to prepare measures in support of overseas Vietnamese in the country.

Given the lingering impacts of the earthquake, thecommittees hopes that the community will continue staying united toovercome the difficulties, and support local residents in recovery efforts aspossible, according to the letter.

The committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theVietnamese Embassy in Turkey always accompany the community, Hieu affirmed.

In case of emergency, citizens may contact the embassyby phone: [phone] or email: [e-mail];the citizen protection hotline of the Consular Department under the Ministry ofForeign Affairs: 84 981 84 84 84,  email: [e-mail];and the committee: 84 24 38240 401, email: [e-mail]./.

VNA