Vietnamese Embassy seeks to protect citizens in Beirut after blasts
Cairo (VNA) - As soon as explosions hit Lebanon’s capital of Beirut on
August 4, the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt, which is concurrently in charge of Lebanon, sought to contact local
authorities and the Vietnamese honorary consular office as well as the Vietnamese community
to grasp the situation and support those affected.
Vietnamese
Ambassador to Egypt and Lebanon Tran Thanh Cong told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondents in Cairo that a Vietnamese citizen was slightly injured in the
explosions and is being treated at a hospital in Beirut.
The embassy has contacted
the victim, he said, adding that it will work with Lebanon’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs to assist those affected.
According to the
Ambassador, about 50-60 Vietnamese citizens are living and working in Lebanon,
mainly in restaurant services in Beirut.
Cong said he will
work with the Embassy of Lebanon in Egypt in the coming days and will contact Lebanon’s
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be updated on the situation and propose how the
Lebanese side can best support Vietnamese citizens.
In case of an emergency,
the embassy will dispatch a working delegation to Lebanon to address the difficulties
facing Vietnamese citizens, he added.
The
explosions killed at least 100 people and injured nearly 4,000 others, according to the latest media reports./.