Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has thanked the Foreignand Commonwealth Office and relevant agencies of the UK for their active supportand sharing of information related to lorry deaths in Essex with Vietnam.
In his phone call to Minister for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign andCommonwealth Office Heather Wheeler on October 29, Dung appreciated British agenciesfor their assistance in accelerating the identification of the victims in thetragedy in which 39 people were found dead in the container truck in Essexcounty of the UK on October 23.
He also proposed the UKside help Vietnam to implement the protection of citizens if there areVietnamese victims in the incident.
Wheeler affirmed that theBritish side is making every effort to identify nationalities and names of thevictims, and ready to work closely with relevant sides to quickly complete the identificationprocess.
The two officials affirmed to continue working together closely, while stronglycondemning the trafficking of humans and showing the determination to fight transnational organised crimerings that organise illegal migration.
They also agreed to call on the international community to strengthencooperation and resolutely combat this kind of crime./.
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