Ambassador Ly Duc Trung said around 700 Vietnamese citizens are living inIsrael.
He said last year, the embassy kept a close watch on and gavetimely warning to the Vietnamese community on the situation as well as safetymeasures.
An array measures to protect the citizens were taken. The embassy’s officials maintainedregular contact with the Vietnamese community, coordinated with the hostcountry's relevant agencies and diplomatic corps to carry out the citizenprotection work. They also made concerted efforts to provide food and necessitiesfor the Vietnamese students stranded in Sderot and evacuate them.
Regular meetings with the Vietnamese people were held, helping them get updated on the situation, Ambassador Trung said, adding the embassy has advised theVietnamese citizens and families to avoid areas of conflict, move to the thirdcountries of come back to the homeland.
In preparation for the worst, the embassyalso outlined a plan in which it will join hands with competent sides of Jordanto support Vietnamese citizens with immigration procedures at the border gatewith Israel, and help them continue their journey to the third countries orVietnam in case all airports in Israel are shut down.
Life of the Vietnamese community is returning into normal, the diplomat added./.