The information was released by the Vietnamese Embassy in Morocco ,which is also in charge of Ivory Coast , cited Vietnamese people in thecivil war-hit country’s Abidjan city as its sources of information.
In the face of the complicated developments of thecivil war in Ivory Coast , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) hasdirected the embassy to urgently study the situation of the Vietnamesecommunity in this country.
“No Vietnamese has beenreported dead or injured to date,” the embassy said, adding that around60 Vietnamese people and several French of Vietnamese origin are livingand working in Ivory Coast, all in Abidjan city.
To support and ensure safety for the Vietnamese community in IvoryCoast , the Vietnamese Embassy has contacted the French Embassy inAbidjan and local authorised agencies asking for support forVietnamese citizens.
On April 8, representatives ofthe MoFA’s Department of Consul met with representatives of the FrenchEmbassy in Vietnam , asking France to protect and evacuate Vietnamesecitizens in Ivory Coast to safe areas and inform the Vietnameseside so that it will take measures to take them home or providenecessary assistance.
Agencies, organisations andindividuals that have staff and relatives living in Ivory Coast cancontact the Department of Consul via www.lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn ortelephone number 04.38430470 or fax number 04.38236928 for assistance./.