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Vietnam asks for Jordan’s cooperation in helping Vietnamese survivors of Aqaba gas explosion

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son asked Jordan to support the Embassy of Vietnam in citizen protection and providing reliefs for Vietnamese survivors of a toxic gas leak at the port of Aqaba while talking to Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi over the phone on June 29.
Vietnam asks for Jordan’s cooperation in helping Vietnamese survivors of Aqaba gas explosion ảnh 1
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son holds phone talks with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi regarding the Aqaba toxic gas explosion. (Photo courtesy of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign Minister Bui ThanhSon asked Jordan to support the Embassy of Vietnam in citizen protection and providingreliefs for Vietnamese survivors of a toxic gas leak at the port of Aqaba whiletalking to Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi over the phone on June 29.

Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Al-Safadi offered condolences to Son and families of theVietnamese victims, saying Jordanian authorities will do their best to assistthe Embassy of Vietnam in citizen protection and handling remains of Vietnamesenationals killed in the accident.

On behalf of the Government of Vietnam and the VietnameseMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Son also extended his deepest sympathy to Jordan’slosses caused by the accident. He thanked the Jordanian foreign ministry andauthorities for promptly reporting on the five Vietnamese people killed and for providing medical help for those injured.

Vietnam asks for Jordan’s cooperation in helping Vietnamese survivors of Aqaba gas explosion ảnh 2Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son talks to Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi over the phone. (Photo courtesy of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
He asked Jordanian authorities to step up investigation ofthe cause of the gas explosion and provide instructions on handling the dead’sremains.

According to the Embassy of Vietnam in Arab Saudi andJordan, a poisonous gas explosion at Jordan’s southern port of Aqaba on June 27killed 13 people and injured 251 others. A initial report shows that the accidentclaimed the lives of five Vietnamese citizens and injured seven others who all arecrewmembers of Hong Kong (China)-flagged vessel Forest 6.

Needy Vietnamese citizens can contact the Citizen ProtectionHotline: (+84) 981.84.84.84 or that of the Vietnamese Embassy in Saudi Arabia:(+966) 583.245.255 for help./.

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