Citizen protection measures for Vietnamese citizens in conflict-affected areas: Deputy FM
WVR/VNA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc has asked Vietnamese Representative Missions in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Palestine to work closely with host authorities and relevant Vietnamese agencies to roll out citizen protection measures to ensure the safety of Vietnamese citizens.
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| On October 23, at the Ministry's Headquarters, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, who is also Head of the Steering Committee for Citizen Protection work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired an emergency meeting in a hybrid format to discuss the issue of citizen protection for Vietnamese citizens in a conflict-affected areas. (Photo: WVR/Anh Son) |
On October 23, at the Ministry's Headquarters, Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc, who is also Head of the Steering Committee for Citizen Protection work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired an emergency meeting in a hybrid format to discuss the issue of citizen protection for Vietnamese citizens in a conflict-affected areas amid the current escalating tension in the Middle East.
Attending the meeting were Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Hang and Assistant Minister Nguyen Minh Vu, relevant units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ambassadors, officials from Vietnamese Representative Missions in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, which concurrently accredited to the State of Palestine.
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| Ambassadors, officials from Vietnamese Representative Missions in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt attend the meeting. (Photo: WVR |
Deputy Foreign Minister Ngoc affirmed at the meeting that ensuring the safety of lives and property of Vietnamese citizens in conflict-affected areas is a top priority of the Vietnamese Government.
To protect citizens effectively in a timely manner, forecasting and preparedness are of paramount importance and urgency, he stressed.
To receive information about citizen protection and support in urgent cases, Vietnamese citizens in conflict-affected areas were urged to promptly register their information at the following address: http://bit.ly/dangkycongdanVNtaiIsrael.
In case of emergency, they were advised to contact the hotlines of the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel at 972 50 818 6116, 972 52 727 4248 or 972 50 994 0889, and the citizen protection hotline of the ministry’s Consular Department 84 981 84 84 84, 84 965 41 11 18, or email baohocongdan@gmail.com.
(Source: WVR/VNA)
