Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs about the situation of Vietnamese citizens in Israel and Iran

On the afternoon of June 19, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang informed about the situation of Vietnamese citizens in Israel and Iran.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang provides information on the situation of Vietnamese citizens in Israel and Iran. (Photo: Nguyen Hong)

Responding to a reporter's question requesting an update on the number of Vietnamese citizens currently in Israel and Iran, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said that, regarding the tense fighting situation in the Middle East, on June 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a recommendation to Vietnamese citizens living, studying and working in Israel and Iran to comply with regulations and instructions on security and safety measures of the local authorities; keep in touch and closely monitor warning information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies in Israel and Iran; and prepare plans to safely evacuate people and property to a third country or to Vietnam.

According to information from the Vietnamese representative agencies in Israel and Iran, there are currently more than 700 Vietnamese citizens in Israel and 37 Vietnamese nationals and 4 people of Vietnamese origin in Iran. So far, no casualties have been recorded among the Vietnamese community in these two locations.

In recent days, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant ministries have discussed and carefully studied the options and directed Vietnamese representative agencies in Israel and Iran as well as Vietnamese representative agencies in neighboring countries to closely monitor the situation and request local authorities to ensure maximum safety for Vietnamese citizens living, studying and working in dangerous areas.

At the same time, units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnamese representative agencies in the area and in the areas in the Middle East and neighboring areas have closely coordinated with domestic authorities, diplomatic agencies of other countries and partners in Hanoi and local authorities and diplomatic missions to develop a protection plan, ensure the safety of citizens, ensure the safety of representative agency headquarters and develop a plan to evacuate Vietnamese citizens in hot spots to a third country.

As of June 19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran has coordinated with the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia and relevant countries to carry out citizen protection work to bring 18 Vietnamese citizens in Iran to a third country and back to Vietnam; continue to closely monitor and prepare citizen protection measures for the remaining citizens in Iran.

"I have also just received information that the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran has an Ambassador and 4 officers who are still in contact with the remaining citizens in Iran to ensure the most effective citizen protection work... The Vietnamese citizens are currently safe and mentally stable, and are regularly in close contact with the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran.

The Embassy regularly advises people to be vigilant, avoid gathering in crowded places, strictly comply with regulations and instructions to ensure safety and security of local authorities, as well as closely monitor warning information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran. Since the conflict broke out in this area, we have continuously issued warning bulletins and citizen protection bulletins," Ms. Pham Thu Hang informed.

According to the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is also coordinating with Vietnamese representative agencies in neighboring countries to implement an emergency response plan and will evacuate citizens living and working in Israel to a third country.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has opened an online registration portal for Vietnamese citizens wishing to leave Israel to return home or go to a third country to make a list and summarize needs and coordinate with relevant agencies to develop appropriate support plans.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel also recommends that Vietnamese citizens should remain calm, proactive, and if possible, find a way to leave Israel via land border gates when security and safety conditions allow, and closely monitor information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel as well as update warnings from local authorities.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/bo-ngoai-giao-thong-tin-ve-tinh-hinh-cong-dan-viet-nam-tai-israel-va-iran-318260.html