Vietnam warns citizens about tensions in Thailand and Cambodia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Vietnamese citizens need to monitor and strictly comply with regulations and instructions of local authorities, and should not travel to areas with complicated security developments.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has just issued a warning to Vietnamese citizens about the situation at the Thailand-Cambodia border.

Accordingly, the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Vietnamese citizens in the area need to monitor and strictly comply with regulations and instructions of local authorities, including not going to areas with complicated security developments.

Citizens should keep in touch with Vietnamese representative agencies in their countries. In case of needing support or information on protection, citizens can contact the following hotlines:

Embassy of Vietnam in Thailand: phone +66898966653; email [email protected] and [email protected]

Consulate General of Vietnam in Khon Kaen, Thailand: phone: +66935367869; email [email protected]

Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia: phone +855977492430, +855316199999; email [email protected]; [email protected]

Consulate General of Vietnam in Battambang, Cambodia: phone +855979439888; email [email protected]

Consulate General of Vietnam in Sihanoukville, Cambodia: phone +855.979.732255; email [email protected]

Many countries and territories have also advised their citizens to be cautious when traveling to Thailand and Cambodia at this time. Although these tourist destinations are not near border clashes, tourists should be aware amid the tension.

Relations between Thailand and Cambodia have deteriorated over the past week, with the two countries exchanging gunfire in several disputed border areas on July 24. The fighting became more serious when the Cambodian and Thai armies deployed heavy weapons.

Many countries, including Vietnam, have expressed concern about the escalating border conflict and called on both sides to exercise restraint to resolve the issue.

The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at its headquarters in New York at 7 p.m. on July 25 (local time) to discuss the escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.

Vietnamnet

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