Latest update on the situation of Vietnamese citizens in Israel and Iran

16 citizens in Iran have returned home. The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has opened a registration of wishes to return home for the Vietnamese community in the country.

The Israel-Iran conflict affects the security and safety of people in these two countries, including the Vietnamese community in the host country. (Source: IRNA)

The conflict between Israel and Iran began on June 13 and is still very complicated, affecting the security and safety of people in these two countries, including the Vietnamese community in the host country.

On June 13, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the highest recommendation to Vietnamese citizens not to travel to these two countries, and those in Iran and Israel should soon have a plan to move and evacuate.

Faced with the escalating conflict, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately activated the mechanism of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Steering Committee on Citizen Protection, promptly exchanged with the Ministry of Public Security , the Ministry of National Defense, and Vietnamese representative agencies in the war zone to assess the situation and develop a protection plan, ensure the safety of citizens, representative agency headquarters, and a plan to evacuate Vietnamese citizens in hot spots back to the country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bui Thanh Son promptly sent a telegram to encourage, visit and direct the Ambassadors, Embassy staff and Vietnamese citizens living and working in Israel and Iran.

As of June 13, there were a total of 37 Vietnamese nationals and 4 people of Vietnamese origin in Iran; in Israel there were approximately more than 700 Vietnamese citizens/people of Vietnamese origin living and working, including members of the Representative Office and their relatives.

Implementing the evacuation measures approved by the Steering Committee, on June 16, the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran coordinated with the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia to safely transport 18 citizens from Iran to Azerbaijan, and by June 18, 16 citizens had returned home.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and its staff in the area remain safe, maintain normal operations, and keep in regular contact with the remaining 11 citizens (mostly those who have settled permanently in Iran).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has opened registration for the Vietnamese community in the country to return home, and is ready with detailed evacuation plans to coordinate with Vietnamese representative agencies in neighboring countries and domestic authorities to deploy as soon as necessary.

In case of emergency, Vietnamese citizens can contact the citizen protection hotlines of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies in Israel and Iran:

Embassy of Vietnam in Israel: +972.555.025616 and +972.527274248

Embassy of Vietnam in Iran: +989339658252 and +989912057570

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Citizen Protection Hotline: +84 981848484

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/cap-nhat-moi-nhat-ve-tinh-hinh-cong-dan-viet-nam-tai-israel-va-iran-318150.html