
Tel Aviv (VNA) – A delegation of the VietnameseEmbassy in Israel led by Ambassador Ly Duc Trung on November 26 visitedVietnamese students at the Arava International Center for Agriculture Training(AICAT) in the south of Israel as the Israel-Hamas temporary truce came intoeffect on November 24.
About 80 Vietnamese students are studying at the AICAT andall of them are safe now.
Trung said thatthe visit aims to get detailed information about the safety of the Vietnamesestudents and encourages them to keep in touch with Vietnamese authorities andtheir families as well as follow the centre’s requirements for studying schemesand recommendations from authorities in the host country.
The ambassador called on the students to support each otherto overcome difficulties and complete their training courses.
The ambassador also discussed with the centre’srepresentatives about measures to support and ensure safety for students andattract more Vietnamese students to the centre in the coming time.
AICAT Executive Director Hanni Arnon said that the studentsare part of the community there and they are protected like other members ofthe community.
The centre instructs the students to respond to warningsignals and recommends they not leave Arave at this time as the place is safenow.
Over the past time, the embassy has keptcontact with Vietnamese students through social networks, organising onlinemeetings to update the situation and guide them how to stay safe.
About 500 Vietnamese expatriates and nearly 200 students,along with a number of temporary workers, are now in Israel. All are safe asthey live far from conflict zones./.