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Indonesia returns more Vietnamese fishermen

The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia and the host country’s competent agencies on December 7 completed paperwork for the repatriation of 22 Vietnamese fishermen at Soekarno Hatta International Airport.
Indonesia returns more Vietnamese fishermen ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Quang Vinh talks with the fishermen (Photo: VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia and the host country’s competentagencies on December 7 completed paperwork for the repatriation of 22Vietnamese fishermen at Soekarno Hatta International Airport.

Thisis the third handover of Vietnamese fishermen from Indonesia during December2018, with a total of 53 fishermen, who were detained in the Indonesian city ofPontianak.

NguyenVan Son, one of the freed fishermen from the central province of Ba Ria-VungTau, thanked the Indonesian Government and the Vietnamese Embassy for bringinghim and the other fishermen home, and promised not to repeat violations whilefishing.

Accordingto the embassy, issues regarding detained Vietnamese fishermen and fishingboats were discussed during the visit to Vietnam by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in September and the visit to Indonesiaby Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in October this year.

TheIndonesian President has committed to soon releasing a total of 155 Vietnamesefishermen.

Thetwo sides also affirmed their resolve to address these issue in a humanitarianspirit and on the basis of the friendly neighbourliness between the twocountries as well as international law.

Sincethe beginning of this year, the embassy has closely coordinated with Indonesianagencies, especially the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, andcompetent Vietnamese agencies to return a total of 420 fishermen.

Theembassy is expected to repatriate all Vietnamese fishermen seized by Indonesianauthorities ahead of the Lunar New Year, which falls in February 2019.–VNA
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