Approx. 200 Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Ukraine war zones
VOV.VN - As of March 1 approximately 200 Vietnamese citizens have been evacuated from war zones in Ukraine with support from the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese community in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).
“Currently, the Embassy continues to gather needs of Vietnamese people so that it can carry out appropriate plans,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement on March 1. “There are currently about 7,000 Vietnamese people living, working and studying in Ukraine and they have not suffered from any damage.”
The announcement came as fighting in Ukraine entered its sixth day. The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is likely to become more intense in the coming days, with potential flashpoints in the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson, along with several other locations.
Hang said as soon as the conflict occurred, the MoFA immediately carried out the work of citizen protection, by directing the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine to issue recommendations and safety guidance for Vietnamese nationals.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs set up a communication channel with Vietnamese associations in Ukraine to stay updated on their situation and give them safety guidance while requesting associations in nearby countries to prepare for helping Vietnamese people in Ukraine.
“Vietnam’s representative agencies in Poland, Russia, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia have been ordered to keep the citizen protection hotlines available, liaise with the host countries’ agencies to update information about the Vietnamese coming from Ukraine, ask for the facilitation of Vietnamese people’s entry, transit, and temporary stay, provide evacuated Vietnamese with essential goods, as well as to coordinate with Vietnamese associations to support the evacuation,” said Hang.
Vietnam has also requested authorities of the relevant parties to create a “safe corridor” for Vietnamese people to evacuate from conflict areas. It has called on agencies of the United Nations and the host countries to help provide the conditions necessary for citizen safety and evacuation.