Moscow (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia in coordination with the Vietnamese association in southern cities of Russia on March 7 welcomed 20 Vietnamese citizens evaculated from war zones in Ukraine to Russia.
The embassy and the Vietnamese communities in Rostov and Voronezh will continue to support them in making procedures for transit in Russia as well as provide them with temporary shelters and daily necessities.
Nguyen Tung Lam, head of the consular office at the embassy, who led a working delegation to Russian border gates to receive compatriots from Ukraine, said after getting instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia regarding citizen protection, the delegation has worked with relevant agencies of Russia and Vietnamese associations in the country to quickly implement plans to welcome overseas Vietnamese evacuated from war zones in Ukraine to Russia via border gates.
On March 6-7, the Vietnamese Embassy, volunteer students and the Vietnamese community in Hungary also welcomed and supported about 250 Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine, mainly to Keleti station in the east of Budapest./.
No COVID-19 testing requirement for Vietnamese returning from Ukraine
The Ministry of Health has instructed that Vietnamese people repatriating from Ukraine do not need to test for SARS-CoV-2 and have the confirmation of having been vaccinated against or having recovered from COVID-19 before boarding planes to Hanoi.